The buyer, who has not been publicly identified, plans to use the property for ‘upscale summer camp programming and outdoor experiential offerings,’ the university said.
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Tour 50 years of Maine’s Common Ground Fair through its iconic posters
An exhibit of the fair’s posters, timed to celebrate both the fair and America’s 250th anniversary, opened in Augusta this month and will move to Waterville in September.
Posted inTimes Record
Entertaining paddling on Twenty-Five Mile Stream | Column
The Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society trip covered 8 miles from Unity to Burnham.
Posted inCommunity, Do This, Guides, Life & Culture, News
A guide to 2026 Maine ag fairs
Nothing says rural like an agricultural fair and Maine offers 26 of them, from June to October.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine buys second PFAS-contaminated farm
The state acquired the former Songbird Farm in Unity almost 5 years after Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis learned that their water, land, produce and blood were contaminated by forever chemicals.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bill proposes PFAS help for Maine’s private well owners
The legislation would pay to test private wells near a known source of forever chemical pollution, such as landfills or firefighting foam spill sites.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Medical cannabis products pulled from Maine shelves after pesticides detected
Regulators issued a patient advisory after testing found unsafe pesticide levels in several cannabis concentrates sold at MarijuanaVille locations statewide.
Posted inMaine, News
MOFGA cuts 6 positions
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association announced the layoffs this month, citing a loss of federal funding and future budget projections.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Outdoors
Maine expands do-not-eat list as wildlife in Waldo County tests positive for PFAS
Parts of Knox, Thorndike and Unity are the latest additions to a growing number of areas in central Maine with a do-not-eat advisory.