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Maine DOL announces August 2024 free training sessions
Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for August 2024. August 1 & 2, 2024 I 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Day 1), 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Day 2) Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main Street, Sanford. This one-and-a-half-day course offers basic information on a variety...
7 Surprising Things You Never Knew About Police That Patrol Maine Turnpike
Look at that flash of blue in the left lane on I-95 in Maine. It's a Maine State Police Officer patrolling the highway, making it safer for you and me to drive. The Maine State Police are made up of eight different Troops, but only one has the distinction of specifically patrolling the I-95 system in Maine. Troop G looks out for public safety, specifically keeping motorists safe.
Relief Funds Offer Help for the Mental Health of Farmers with Land Poisoned by ‘Forever Chemicals’
For decades, the chemical industry knew about the dangers of PFAS, chemical compounds linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other serious health problems including, new research suggests, neurological and mental health conditions. Known as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down, they’ve been used in consumer items from non-stick pans and takeout food packaging to personal care products. Now PFAS are being found in farmland across the U.S. that used sludge from sewage and wastewater treatment plants as fertilizer.
New England states get $500M for heating pumps
(The Center Square) — New England states are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to “supercharge” efforts to get homeowners to ditch natural gas or oil heating systems and install electric heat pumps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $450 million to Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island to accelerate a transition to heat pump technology in residential single-family homes and multifamily buildings across the region. ...
Maine mushers claim victory in dogfight over canine travel rules
Photo / Paul Cyr Photography, via the Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has tweaked new rules on bringing dogs into the country, set to take effect on Aug. 1. Bowing to pressure from mushers who race dog sled teams in Fort Kent and elsewhere,...
Firm that helped overturn Chevron involved with lawsuit over Maine public beach access
A public interest law firm that helped get the Chevron doctrine overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court is part of the legal battle over public access to shorelines in Maine. The Pacific Legal Foundation, which typically champions conservative and libertarian causes, is representing a defendant in a case involving public access to intertidal land in […] The post Firm that helped overturn Chevron involved with lawsuit over Maine public beach access appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Three people indicted on drug and weapons charges after arrest in Orono
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Three people that were arrested in Orono on drug and weapons charges in May have been indicted by a Penobscot grand jury. 49-year-old Tara Culpovich of Milford is charged with unlawful trafficking and unlawful possession of drugs. 48-year old Robert Moreau is charged with unlawful trafficking...
Woman killed in crash on Route 26 in Oxford
OXFORD, Maine — A woman from Norway died after a crash on Route 26 in Oxford. Police say Trudy Giroux, 65, was leaving the parking lot of the Irving gas station just before 9 a.m. to head north on Route 26 when she pulled into the path of a pickup truck headed south.
Brick Store Museum Features Local Trans Artist
(Kennebunk, ME) Cookie Davis, a beloved local artist and laborer, is featured in the Brick Store Museum‘s current exhibition, “Bold Visions: The Folk Art of Collyer Bowen and Cookie Davis.” Born Coleman Davis before her transition to Dominique London in later life – nicknamed “Cookie” by friends and neighbors – she was well-known in the Kennebunks, and particularly in Cape Porpoise.
Viridi Signs 20-Year Deal with Énergir for Pipeline-Quality RNG
(P&GJ) — Viridi Energy has secured a 20-year agreement to supply pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG) to Énergir L.P., the largest natural gas distribution company in Quebec. Starting next year, Viridi will deliver 650,000 gigajoules of RNG annually from its facilities in Brunswick, Maine; Marathon County, Wisconsin; and...
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