By Matthew Gagnon Portland City Councilor Tae Chong has had enough.

The National Science Foundation awarded $601,729 to Aaron Putnam, associate professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Brenda Hall, professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute; and Katherine Allen, assistant professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, for research looking at how glaciers’ seasonal fluctuations may have caused drastic climate changes.

By Leighton Wass There’s no question that fly fishing’s premier method for taking squaretails (brook trout) is with a floating fly line and the fly box classic, a dry fly.

With temperatures all across the lower half of the state expected to reach into the 90s through the weekend, it’s official: most of Maine is in a wicked heat wave.

To the Editor; In his recent column “Colleges are too liberal and it is hurting their enrollment,” Matthew Gagnon seems to paint a moderate assessment of the political environment at American universities.

MILO – In June The Garden Club Federation of Maine recognized Milo Garden Club with a second-place award for their yearbook design.

PARKMAN – The Bicentennial Celebration for the Town of Parkman will be held on​​ Saturday, July 23 at 38 North Dexter Road (field of B & K Storage).

BROWNVILLE – Brownville Days 2022 will feature events from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24 with a 2022 theme of “Celebrating Our Hometown Heroes.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor Invasives.

By Ted Luebbers While flying around central Maine’s lush countryside looking for a place to top off your fuel, consider the Dexter Regional Airport (1B0), three miles east of downtown Dexter.