A trial is set to begin against BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.
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Two years after historic win, divided Amazon union lurches toward election
The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does not have a contract two years after clinching a historic victory in New York City
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Posted inLocal & State
Watch: From near and far, more than 10,000 people flock to Jackman to take in total solar eclipse
Officials said Monday the crowd was likely the biggest they had seen in the northern Maine town, which by midmorning was packed with visitors ahead of the afternoon eclipse.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Video: Eclipse watchers settle into Rangeley to ‘witness celestial mechanics in motion’
There were many woos and aaaahhhhs as people took off special glasses that let them look at the sun and stared with naked eyes at the astonishing sight of the moon replacing the sun.
Posted inNation & World
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know
Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Total solar eclipse shines for visitors to western, northern Maine
Rangeley, one of many towns in Maine that have become a popular destination for the event, found itself in the middle of the path of totality that stretched from Texas through Canada.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national ban
The former president also says he’s ‘proudly the person responsible for the ending’ of the constitutional right to an abortion and thanks the conservative justices who overturned it.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
‘Sheer perfection’ in the forecast for total solar eclipse
Rain will hold off until the end of the week.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Hooking a Maine fish is one thing, but is it safe to eat?
Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from ‘forever chemicals,’ but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.
Posted inLocal & State
View the list of Maine’s PFAS advisories for freshwater fish consumption
The state has tested 1,800 fish culled from 112 locations since it first began testing for perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.