The highly praised fine-dining destination was the only Maine restaurant to win the recognition.
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Head of United Nations calls global situation ‘unsustainable’ at annual meeting of leaders
‘We are edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg that risks engulfing the world,’ Antonio Guterres says.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop officials delay action on $681,000 school budget deficit
Winthrop Interim Superintendent Becky Foley said she found the shortfall last week but wants to be more sure about exactly why the deficit happened before suggesting any budget adjustments.
Posted inBusiness
Boeing’s ‘final’ 30% pay hike offer isn’t good enough, union says
The company said the offer includes pay raises over 4 years, up from 25% in the first proposal. The union originally demanded 40% over 3 years.
Posted inNation & World
Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Health Ministry says more than 560 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Federal bill could ease housing crisis in rural Maine
Towns want and need more housing but say they lack the developers and the money to make it happen.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
West Bath boy who died last week loved sports, was eager to try flag football
Whether he was playing sports or helping his folks around the house, the 7-year-old carried a rich and contagious enthusiasm, his father, Nathan Briggs, said.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River
‘We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,’ says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
West Nile virus found in Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Washington counties
Mosquito-borne illnesses have now been found in 13 of Maine’s 16 counties.
Posted inNation & World
6-year-old boy kidnapped in California in 1951 found alive more than 70 years later
An online ancestry test helped locate Luis Armando Albino, who was 6 in 1951 when a woman kidnapped him, flying him to the East Coast where he ended up with a couple who raised him as their own son.