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UMaine Orono part of high-altitude balloon launch to record solar eclipse
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 18—The University of Maine Orono is among 75 colleges and universities that are launching balloons 90,000 feet into the atmosphere to livestream the April 8 solar eclipse. Ten undergraduate ...
UMaine student hit by university vehicle on Orono campus
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 19—A student at the University of Maine Orono was hit by a university-owned vehicle on campus Friday morning. The student was hit on Long Road at 9:24 a.m., school officials said in a statement ...
Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing 'zombie' apocalypse in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMay 13—Browntail moth caterpillars might be facing their own zombie apocalypse in Maine this spring, which would provide relief to people who get the itchy rash caused by the insect's microscopic ...
UMaine team prepares to document total eclipse from the moon's point of view
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 7—ORONO — While almost everyone else will be looking up to watch Monday's eclipse, a team of University of Maine professors and students will launch a high-altitude balloon to give the ...
10 Best Small Towns in Maine, According to a Local
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGetty Images Maine is full of small-town charm that often gets overlooked when visitors flock to the southernmost parts of the state. As a Mainer, I...
Wells High School names top 10 students in Class of 2023
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWELLS, Maine — The Wells High School Guidance Department has released the names of the top ten...
Rhiannon Giddens Announces Forthcoming Album on Heels of Pulitzer Prize News
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRhiannon Giddens has recorded her first solo album in six years, and her first album of all-original...
Meet Case High School's top 10 graduates of 2024
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSWANSEA — The following students are graduating from Joseph Case High School at the academic top of the senior class: 1. Liren Ferreira is the daughter...
Spending piles up in Pine Tree Power, right-to-repair referendum campaigns
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoOct. 6—The owners of Maine's two largest power companies have spent more than $29 million to defeat a proposed public takeover of the electric utilities, including more than $18 million this ...
Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push for ban
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 24—As Maine lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills battle over a proposed ban on foreign campaign spending, companies from Canada and Spain are pouring millions of dollars into the state to buy ...
