Nobody was seriously injured when a passenger vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer hauling the bees on Tuesday.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine organic farmers to sue EPA over forever chemicals in sludge
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association claims that federal law requires the EPA to regulate toxic pollutants in sludge and take steps to prevent them from harming humans and the environment.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, Uncategorized
Wilton invites public to meet their candidates on May 30
Philip Hilton will be running unopposed, while Gwendolyn Doak and Louise Hiltz will be going head to head for the seat at the RSU 9 board of directors.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Absentee voting now underway for June primaries in Maine
The election includes contested Republican primaries in both of Maine’s congressional districts, as well as 18 contested primaries for seats in the Legislature.
Posted inNation & World
Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the secretary of state for more air defense systems, despite Congress recently approving $60 billion in aid for the beleaguered country.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
The Canadian author was revered for her thoughtful characters and her ability to ‘accommodate an entire epic complexity …. in just a few short pages.’ She was admired without apparent envy, placed by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike and Cynthia Ozick at the very top of the pantheon.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Madison residents may get to vote on restricting location of planned methadone clinic
Town officials are drafting a moratorium and new ordinance after a group of residents organized a petition in opposition to the proposed site of a behavioral health clinic at the former Taylor’s Drug Store.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Readfield woman seeks to match children grappling with illness with musical instruments
Ellen Bowman, now in remission after treatment for breast cancer, wants to connect children with critical illness with music to help them make sense of their anxieties and give them a creative outlet.
Posted inBusiness
Federal Reserve chair downplays potential for rate hike despite higher price pressures
Economists are divided over whether the inflation figures reflect a re-acceleration in cost growth or are echoes of the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State
Waldoboro man who ran for Maine Senate sentenced to 15 months for storming U.S. Capitol
Matthew Brackley, 40, pleaded guilty in January to 1 count of assaulting, resisting or impeding police for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol 3 years ago.