AUGUSTA — Maine and federal officials are conducting a survey of natural resources to help prioritize land and water management projects. Maine Soil & Water Conservation Districts is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on the assessment. State officials say the goal of the effort is to allow conservation districts […]
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Maine youth survey shows marijuana use remains steady
AUGUSTA — A recent survey of Maine youth suggests marijuana use by high school and middle school students remains steady while the use of other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, is in decline, according to a group hoping to defeat a referendum aimed at legalizing marijuana. Scott Gagnon, director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Maine, […]
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Project focuses on addressing seniors’ needs
PARIS — The town is the first municipality in the state to win a grant for the Age-Friendly Community initiative to help administer a survey to determine the needs of its senior population. Surveys have recently begun to trickle in. Attorney Sarah Glynn has spearheaded the project run through the AARP and World Health Organization in […]
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Selectmen sign 37-article warrant
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday signed the 37-article warrant for the May 4 annual town meeting. The budget proposal is $73,000 below the spending cap allowed by state law so an article asking voters to increase the property tax levy limit is not needed. Selectmen removed a warrant request asking voters to spend $5,000 […]
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Livermore’s new Town Office hours go into effect Monday
LIVERMORE — New Town Office hours go into effect Monday. Residents took a survey on five different scenarios for office hours, and Tuesday was the last day to respond. There were 324 surveys submitted, Town Clerk Renda Guild said Wednesday. Residents chose option two, which proposed the Town Office would be closed on Wednesdays, but open at […]
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Once again, US has most expensive, least effective health care system in survey
WASHINGTON — A report released Monday by a respected think tank ranks the United States dead last in the quality of its health-care system when compared with 10 other western, industrialized nations, the same spot it occupied in four previous studies by the same organization. Not only did the U.S. fail to move up between […]
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Anglers wanted for brook trout survey in Maine
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are seeking volunteer anglers to participate in a trout survey this season. Anglers are needed to survey remote ponds and coastal streams in Maine, which are believed to be home to 97 percent of the wild brook trout habitats in […]
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We respect our teachers and love our cats but don’t trust our state government
In a society that treasures lists, there are thousands of “best this” and “worst that” lists that, once released, become indelible in the public eye. And those lists can ultimately paint a company, an industry, a person and even a state like Maine in warm, welcoming colors or in bleak tones. And the survey says […]
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Volunteers needed for Martin Stream fish passage survey
TURNER/LIVERMORE/HARTFORD — A stream crossing survey to assess fish passage barriers in the Martin Stream watershed began in September. The watershed is located within the towns of Turner, Livermore and Hartford. The goal is to identify, map and prioritize barriers for future connectivity restoration. Survey teams will consist of volunteers and technical leaders who will […]