— Gail Carlson, co-author of the recent Colby College study that found that “forever chemicals” from central Maine farmlands that were fertilized with contaminated sludge are spreading into rivers and streams that flow into the Kennebec River.
University of Maine goalie Albin Boija celebrates after the Black Bears won the Hockey East title on March 21. The team is facing off with Penn State at 8:30 p.m. today in the NCAA tournament’s four-team Allentown Regional. Credit: Matt Dewkett / UMaine Athletics
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“This high level of teacher attrition has negative implications for schools such as high financial costs associated with recruiting, hiring and training new teachers and decreases in student achievement.”
