Mostly because anyone with real talent in administration takes the job as a resume builder for a real job in public education I. The Midwest.

Noticed by who? The nba🤣

It has one. Eimskip

Ooh nice, I’ll have to stop by

Unique Rock Shop

I've been here visiting for the last two months while my fiancé is doing a travel nursing contract at eastern Maine medical and I have to say I love it! Originally from PA, and I would love to come back to the area in the summer time.

Acadia is so nice only an hour and change away, Portland two hours... it's been great. The breweries are awesome, the people are so nice, and the hiking and trails around here are beautiful.

So, from a first time visitor, I have to say, it's been great!

That’s a good question. They probably do offer one, I’ve just never looked into it. Thanks for the suggestion

It's open in Bangor now! Planning to visit soon!

Nice shot and great quality!! I had one on my trail cam in the late fall, but it blended in pretty well with the leaves.

Yes the difficulty these days is that a lot of therapists are not accepting new patients. My old one is full and I’ve had some difficulty finding another. Just figured I’d get some recommendations rather than scrolling through lists of people.

Does your employer have an employee assistance program (EAP)? Many do and they can be helpful in finding a good therapist. It’s usually an 800# that you call and tell them what you’re looking for and what area. They’ll give you contacts that are covered under your plan. Often the first 1-3 visits are no charge to you - the program covers it. If you don’t find a good match you can call back EAP and get another contact to try. Good luck!

I didn't see that when I played varsity soccer in HS. Everyone showed up, even in summer. It was always bad coaching if there was an issue. Coaches would be replaced frequently. They would pick favorites who would always end up choking when it mattered most or got reckless fouls. We had coaches who prioritized scrimmages over technique building exercises. We had few players with natural talent and years of experience, a lot of players with great physical ability but bad technique and response to gameplay, and the last 20% was all kids who just wanted to kick the ball really hard from half field. So you could blame the players, but the coaches didn't spend enough time teaching kids how to actually make plays and the ball forward. It just felt like they were praying for the same 3 kids to score every game and as soon as we conceded one goal they would start subbing fully capable players.

There it is!

Yes, people actually believe building more quality housing units is bad for working class Mainers.

I feel that the isolation as you describe in the second sentence is an issue rather than a benefit. While Bangor has most things for life, that’s not how people especially young people live. People like variations around, rather than a small collection of all within a single area. Think about UNH. You find nature if you go north, and you have Boston if you go south for about an hour. Rural areas are around, so is the ocean:. That’s what people like.

Knapps !!! that brings back some memories

Widdershins in Norway often has old medical supplies and taxidermy. The owner loves offbeat stuff like that. He makes things inspired by old sci-fi movies, so you can sometimes find ray guns and phasers in the shop, too.

If you wanna find the culture in Bangor, you have to follow the students from UM (Orono) they usually set the tone of events near Bangor . As a chef with a well reputed restaurant (I don’t live in Bangor, but I visit quite often) I got to say the food is not bad up there either. And Acadia national park is so very close !

My point was that most people who live/have lived out west don’t view 4 hours as too long a drive to get anywhere.

Oh fuck, you weren't kidding

Yes you are an ableist, whether you are autistic and have the medical papers to prove it or don't and are just lying on the Internet. You can insinuate you aren't an ableist all you want, but all you're doing is making yourself out to be a complete idiot. It's a lose-lose situation.

There are a million words in the English dictionary to use and yet you go right for the word that has been turned into a hateful slur without even considering any other words. Says quite a lot about you without anyone even needing to engage with you--mainly that you are an ableist asshole that people should stay far the fuck away from.

Having lived in both towns, Id rather ride a bike in Bangor than Portland any day.

Just my two cents but i’d say pick someone and have a conversation. If it doesn’t feel right you can let them know and they will understand without any hard feelings. I’ll also add that it can be difficult to find people with openings right now but keep at it and I think you’ll be glad you did.

I work in a high school. It's the kids. They go out for a sport but have no interest in getting in shape to play it. They show up to practice when it's convenient. Their parents pull them out of school to do something else on a whim. They work or hang out instead. They are not competitive. They don't view sports the same way their grandparents did and most simply are not interested.

Just sent you a PM.

Under-investment in public universities is rampant in New England thanks to the Ivies, NESCAC, and other quality private institutions. However, Maine has the short end of that stick, with three small schools totaling ~6k, 85% from out of state. Hopefully that will prompt an administration to prioritize enhancing UMO and USM sooner than later.