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Reporting Aside: ‘Hoochy-koochy’ shows may be no more, but the Skowhegan fair endures nonetheless
The Skowhegan State Fair arrives Thursday, bringing with it a reminder that the end of summer is in the not-so-distant future, Amy Calder writes.
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Purple smoke returns to skies above Portland waste plant
Ecomaine says the issue was likely caused by a larger-than-normal amount of iodine in the waste stream. It’s still trying to identify the source.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
After 90 years in Augusta, Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce announces move to Hallowell
As the chamber’s membership and offerings have grown, so has the organization’s need for a larger, more flexible space than its home on Western Avenue.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats
Thursday’s election comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Nashville later this month.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Game wardens find Virginia man who became lost in woods
Donald Cook, 64, told wardens he became disoriented while looking for moose tracks behind a vacation house in the Aroostock County town of New Sweden.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Veterans returning from deployment asked to get toxic exposure screening
Bipartisan legislation has strengthened and expanded health care for the millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.
Posted inLocal & State
Wilton takes stance against federal wildlife preserve
Wilton joins Eustis and other towns in Franklin County in signing a letter drafted by County Commissioner Bob Carlton voicing opposition to a federal wildlife preserve in the High Peaks.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bank offers first Islamic mortgages based in Maine
The program is viewed as a watershed initiative for Maine’s immigrant community.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Court deals another blow to proposed Belfast fish farm
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a local conservation group had the right to challenge a permit for a controversial aquaculture facility in Belfast. The permit will now return to the city for review.