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BELFAST Belfast Area High School students joined 200 fellow students and competitors from around the state for the 75th Maine State Science Fair, with a special emphasis on the ocean’s ecology and its relation to rising temperatures.
Chelsea Gaiero, Jonah Lovejoy, and Grace Hall participated in the April 3 virtual fair, which was organized by The Jackson Laboratory and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance.
The fair comprised 157 students representing 23 schools in eight Maine counties tuned in to present virtual research or engineering projects to a panel of judges and attend events. High school students from across the state competed for prestigious state titles and over $1 million in scholarships and awards.
City Manager James Wheeler estimated the average residential customer would pay about $10 more per year.
Wheeler had recommended a rate of $9.07 for an increase of 4.7 percent from the current rate of $8.66. To achieve that rate, he recommended using $1.15 million from the sewer user fund balance, leaving $3.8 million in that account. Wheeler said the average sewer bill is still below the state average. He said small increases avoid draining the fund balance, allowing the city to be able to keep the rate down.
The council split on the sewer rate.
Councilor Russell Otis argued for following Wheelerâs recommendation, pointing out it would cost the average residential customer about $20 for the year.
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 5:17 PM ET | Last Updated: April 19
(James Wheeler/iStock) Without a doubt, spring is the best time for wildlife spotting! At this time of year, the natural world is bursting back to life and is ready to brighten up your day with all its delightful spring drama. But where can you actually find all this wildlife and how do you even start looking? Here are some key tips to help discover the wildlife hotspots near you:
Look at the habitat
People think that you can only find wildlife in the thickest forest, the middle of the ocean or in a patch of pure wilderness, but this is not true at all. Wildlife habitat is all around us, we just need to know what to look for!Â
City Council does away with term limits
April 28, 2021BERLIN On Monday, April 19, the Berlin City Council announced disbursements from April 6 through April 19. The total cash amount was $988,803.87. The Council voted all in favor to pay bills as recommended.
A Resolution was tabled in regard to 2021-13R Night Vision. A Public Hearing on this will take place on May 3, 2021.
City Manager James Wheeler gave his report. He discussed communication from Kevin LaChapelle of Industrial Protection Systems, IPS.
Wheeler explained, IPS is the vendor who provided the new self contained breathing apparatus to our fire department. It is nice of Mr. LaChapelle to take the time to note his very positive experience at the Berlin Fire Department.
Big opera is back: Aida set to dazzle as high-tech meets Ancient Egypt
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May 6 is a significant date in Melbourneâs COVID-era recovery. The State Theatre will come alive after a year in darkness, when Opera Australia performs here for the first time since December 2019. Unlike many other performing-arts organisations, which have cautiously approached this pandemic year with small casts and minimal sets, the company is returning to its southern port with all guns blazing.
Opera Australiaâs spectacular production of Aida.