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Keeping up with the culverts: State grants help towns repair vital drainage "> James Jekanowski, a foreman for the Hadley public works department, shows where a culvert is broken and causing erosion on Moody Bridge Road in Hadley. The town has received a grant to fix the drainage problem and culvert. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS "> James Jekanowski, a foreman for the Hadley public works department, shows where a culvert is broken and causing erosion on Moody Bridge Road in Hadley. The town has rec...

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Wildcrafting pressures, move toward cultivation, supply bottlenecks to color botanical sourcing picture in 2021 ©Getty Images - ChamilleWhite The supply of botanical materials will continue to present challenges in 2021, experts said. Among the issues are the strain put on some wildcrafted sources, the possible move toward more cultivation and the dearth of sufficient shipping capacity to move all of the product that has been demanded by the market. Experts contact...

PO-devicesedo-16-20 Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Education HELPING STUDENTS LEARN -- SeDoMoCha School Technology Director Matthew Larrabee receives a delivery of Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung Tab As from Maine DOE Coordinator of Secondary Education and Integrated Instruction Beth Lambert on April 8. The devices will help connect students lacking Internet access for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Education HELPING STUDENTS LEARN -- SeDoMoCha ...

By Staff Networkmaine, a technology arm of the University of Maine System, on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Maine Department of Education to upgrade internet connections in the states classrooms from pre-K to grade 12. The Maine School and Library Network initiative, called the MSLN Gigabit Upgrade, responds to a growing need, exposed by the pandemic, to improve broadband connectivity for remote learning, according to a news release. “COVID’s effects on our educ...