— Melissa Majkut in an email in April a month before she died. The group she co-founded, Maine Fibershed, is carrying on in her memory with plans to rebuild the fiber processing industry in a way that benefits the environment, soil and human health.
Addison Santamore, 12, plays with a kitty at the Meow Cat Lounge in Westbrook on Tuesday. The Lounge, working with 10 separate rescue organizations across the state, has adopted out 274 cats — more than five per week — since opening a year ago this month. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN
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“This year’s presidential election is less than four months away. Donald Trump and President Joe Biden will be campaigning and speaking to thousands of people before then. Their safety, and the safety of all presidential candidates, must be assured.”
A volunteer group wants to rebuild Maine’s fiber economy . Bringing back fiber processing is one goal. Finding uses for it outside of textiles is another the group is pursuing.
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