Tens of thousands expected in Unity as Common Ground Country Fair prepares to launch

The three-day fair, a celebration of agricultural life and rural living in Maine, opens Friday and is expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors and speakers.

Unity land trust lists September programs

Common Ground Country Fair to kick off in Unity Sept. 22

The fair continues Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and 24.

Unity town clerk announces departure as town struggles to retain workers

The clerk gave her notice after just a few weeks on the job and a selectman says competing factions in town have alienated municipal employees and contributed to their departure.

RSU 3 superintendent resigns 3 days into start of the school year

The resignation of Superintendent Charles Brown took effect Thursday and the chairwoman of the Unity-area school board offered no explanation in a statement released to parents.

Campus of former Unity College going up for sale

It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.

Unity library gets grant to launch Children’s Storyteller Series

Unity Environmental University sees enrollment grow as it continues transition to distance learning

Officials at the university, formerly known as Unity College, said that within a couple of years, they expect to enroll more than 10,000 full-time students.

Farmers roll out tractors, trucks in Albion to protest proposed transmission corridor

Farmers who gathered Wednesday said they already face severe challenges to farm operations and do not have the resources to push back against a planned corridor covering some 150 miles to transport wind-generated power south from Aroostook County.

Unity land trust looks to transform contaminated farmland into grassland bird preserve

The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust announced Tuesday that it received a grant from Cornell University to restore and preserve grassland bird habitat.