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Board of Environmental Protection - November 6, 2025

Board of Environmental Protection - November 6, 2025

MAINE, November 6 - Environmental Protection Back to full Meeting Calendar Date: November 6, 2025 Start Time: 9:00 AM Location: Ruth Ann Burke Meeting description/purpose: Related documents (if any): Note: Some documents are provided in Microsoft...

Owner:  American Government
Maine DOE Highlights Resources and Opportunities for Dyslexia Awareness Month

Maine DOE Highlights Resources and Opportunities for Dyslexia Awareness Month

As part of the Maine Department of Education’s (DOE) mission to promote the best learning opportunities for all Maine students, the Maine DOE remains committed to supporting schools by offering resources that meet the needs of all families,...

Owner:  American Government
Maine Department of Education Expands Access to High-Quality Literacy Professional Development

Maine Department of Education Expands Access to High-Quality Literacy Professional Development

As part of Governor Janet Mills’ recently launched Maine State Reading Action Plan, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) is excited to announce an opportunity for Maine educators to access evidence-based literacy professional learning modules...

Owner:  American Government
Maine DEP Seeks Public Input on Maine Beverage Redemption Group's Operations Plan

Maine DEP Seeks Public Input on Maine Beverage Redemption Group's Operations Plan

MAINE, October 21 - Environmental Protection Back to full Meeting Calendar Date: October 21, 2025 Start Time: 2:30 PM Location: Elena Bertocci Meeting description/purpose: The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public...

Owner:  American Government
Fighting Back Against ‘Solar for None’: Attorney General Bonta Sues Over Trump’s Latest Environmental Funding Termination

Fighting Back Against ‘Solar for None’: Attorney General Bonta Sues Over Trump’s Latest Environmental Funding Termination

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s unlawful termination of the $7...

Owner:  American Government
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What it’s like to take the Registered Maine Guide test

What it’s like to take the Registered Maine Guide test

This story was originally published in October 2021. I arrived early to my scheduled Maine Guide exam, then sat in the parking lot, attempting to put on a brave face. I was so nervous that I felt like I was going to vomit. A breakfast sandwich sat...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
This Maine candidate went from a Democrat to a Republican tied to Paul LePage

This Maine candidate went from a Democrat to a Republican tied to Paul LePage

Ben Midgley’s mother brought him to the Kennebunk town hall when he was 18 to help him register to vote. “Sign this. You’re a Democrat,” he recalled her saying in a Friday interview. He remained a Democrat for 27 years while embarking on a career...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
Inside Maine’s Best-Kept Secret

Inside Maine’s Best-Kept Secret

Since the mid 1800s, well-heeled urbanites have headed to Maine in the summertime. Leaving the funk of industrializing cities, rusticators sought the clean air, quietude, and regenerative powers of the state’s pine-thick nature. You can see the...

Owner:  Hearst Family
How Kevin Schohl Helped Build a Promising Professional Soccer Team in Maine

How Kevin Schohl Helped Build a Promising Professional Soccer Team in Maine

Last November, the Portland Hearts of Pine, Maine’s first and only professional soccer team, hadn’t yet played their first game. They hadn’t even officially signed a single player. But that didn’t stop more than a thousand fans—1,500, to be...

Owner:  The Heights, Inc. (Non-profit)
Maine hunters encouraged to ditch lead ammo

Maine hunters encouraged to ditch lead ammo

On a recent morning, Tim Summers peered through the scope of his deer rifle downrange at the Scarborough Fish and Game Association and squeezed off a few shots. The private association holds a free rifle sighting session every year to let hunters...

Owner:  Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation & American Government
Maine Expands ‘Do Not Eat’ Advisory for Deer and Wild Turkey Amid PFAS Concerns

Maine Expands ‘Do Not Eat’ Advisory for Deer and Wild Turkey Amid PFAS Concerns

Hunters and wildlife consumers in central Maine now face a broader warning after state officials expanded a consumption advisory that warns of eating deer and wild turkey harvested in certain towns due to high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

Owner:  Eric Phung
Maine Community Foundation announces $250K grant and mobilization of donor network to Address SNAP food shortages

Maine Community Foundation announces $250K grant and mobilization of donor network to Address SNAP food shortages

MCF Logo Horiz_Transp_HR CROPPED (1) Courtesy of Maine Community Foundation Courtesy of Maine Community Foundation The Maine Community Foundation announced a $250,000 donation and an effort to mobilize its large network of private donors to...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
Maine charts AI future: Governor Mills' task force unveils 33 key recommendations

Maine charts AI future: Governor Mills' task force unveils 33 key recommendations

The report outlines both the potential benefits and risks of AI and provides guidance for policymakers as the technology affects daily life. MAINE, USA — On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released the final report of her Task Force on Artificial...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Maine can be a strategic gateway to the Arctic and Europe

Maine can be a strategic gateway to the Arctic and Europe

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Tyler Lissy is a graduate student at the University of Maine’s School...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
51-year-old Maine doctor bags first grouse with mentor’s guidance

51-year-old Maine doctor bags first grouse with mentor’s guidance

Maine is ahead of much of the nation when it comes to hunting. We may not have the biggest deer or the most grouse, but we do have an increasing number of licensed hunters while most states are seeing declines. About 15% of Mainers hold a hunting...

Owner:  Towle-Warren Family
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