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Logan Martin faced a quandary as he pursued his college football future. The quarterback-turned-wide receiver finished his junior season at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft with 31 touchdowns, scoring once every 4.8 times he touched the ball. Stats like that impress college coaches, but COVID-19’s arrival soon left Martin unsure how to market himself.

Lead testing of Maine’s youngest and most vulnerable children is on the rise, with only a temporary dip early in the pandemic, moving the state closer to its goal of eradicating lead poisoning by 2030. A 2019 law that broadened screening and a trend toward more in-office rather than at-the-lab testing boosted screens for the heavy metal, which can damage the brains of young children.

Ryan King of Stockton Springs is an avid hiker who loves the Hills to Sea Trail, a 47-mile footpath that crosses thickly wooded hills, farm fields, country roads and more as it traverses Waldo County from Unity to Belfast. Last year, though, a scenic stretch of trail that runs through privately owned land in Montville was closed until further notice, making it impossible for him to thru-hike the trail as he did three times in the past. “You have to work around it now,” he said of the closed-off section.

Over the years, we’ve shared photos of all kinds of critters that fall into the “mystery beast” category. Some have looked, at first, like werewolves. Others, like gargoyles. Today’s is a bit different. This photo isn’t blurry, and isn’t very confusing. The reader just wants some help identifying this … well … let’s call it a “mystery mouse.” Can you identify this mouse-like animal?

Nature is filled with soothing and healing properties if you know where to look. White pine trees, for instance, boast various elements that are packed with vitamin C perfect for tackling coughs and colds. Even if you are not an herbalist, it is easy to make a white pine tea, syrup or drinking vinegar. White pine has been used for generations as a natural herbal remedy.

MADAWASKA, Maine — With two massive federal infrastructure projects coming to Madawaska this summer, construction promises to transform the face of the downtown area, though final details on both projects remain uncertain. Both the Land Port of Entry and the International Bridge have set construction start dates in the coming months, with Reed & Reed, the bridge builders, looking to move trailers into town by the end of April.