Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of fuel leaks and fires.
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After decade of absence, budget committee to return in Readfield-area school district
After members of the public suggested reestablishing a budget committee, Superintendent Jay Charette of Regional School Unit 38 said the committee will return to involve more people in deciding spending on education.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
American shoppers forgo faster shipping to stretch budgets
Demand for expedited shipping has fallen every year since 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stressed Starbucks baristas decry ‘skeleton’ crews in test for new CEO
Making early strides to address workers’ concerns will be crucial for Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, who took over on Sept. 9.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Searchers locate missing Alexander couple Thursday; one had died, the other was hypothermic
Pamela and John Helmstadter, 72 and 82, respectively, left their Washington County home on foot but lost the trail Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Tech firms remove social media accounts of Russian drone factory after investigation
Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Posted inEvents, News, Open Door
Watch: Open Door with Megan Walton, CEO of the Southern Maine Agency on Aging
This live conversation took place on Wednesday, February 26 at the Roux Institute at Northeastern University.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
The screen version of ‘South Pacific’ received three Academy Award nominations and won for best sound, while Gaynor was a best actress nominee for a Golden Globe.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta ponders how to spend remaining federal funding
With about $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding still to be allocated before the end of the year, city officials are considering whether to use the money to extend downtown police patrols, fix the Civic Center or help public schools narrow a $1.6 million budget gap.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Woodland man arrested in connection with explosive devices targeting residents
Joshua Brydon, 37, was charged with multiple counts of arson and criminal use of explosives.