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U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Essential Guides to Advance Circular Economy for Plastics
WALPOLE, N.H. -- The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) has released their Design for Circularity Playbooks, three essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the United States. The newly unveiled Design for Recyclability Playbook, Design for Reuse Playbook, and Design for Compostability Playbook provide detailed guidelines to ensure that plastic packaging is continuously reused, recycled, or composted, thereby reducing plastic waste and its environmental impact.
Why Kennebunk's Summer Street will not close for Halloween
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Halloween is just a couple of months away, but there will be a change for one of the most popular trick-or-treating places in Maine. The town of Kennebunk announced Thursday that Summer Street will not close to vehicle traffic on Halloween this year. The event has never been an official town or Chamber of Commerce event.
Studio Two: An Early Beatles Tribute Comes to Sanford
Strategies for a Stronger Sanford is holding a fundraising event at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on Saturday, September 28 at 8 pm that Beatles fans will not want to miss. Tickets are available online www.sanfordpac.org. Pricing is $37.50 for premium seats and $30.50 for standard seats. Studio Two is...
Local Journalism: A Vital Job that Needs to be Done
We are currently seeking volunteers to help us cover Sanford City Council meetings. I began covering council meetings during my senior year of high school, as part of a school project. When I graduated high school this June, I opted to stick with the paper. I’ve continued to cover the meetings for multiple reasons, including my amazing fellow volunteers and the valuable real world experience this opportunity has given me. The key reason though, is because just like everyone else at the paper, I believe local journalism is incredibly important.
Public Safety Update: Shooting, Fire/EMS Stats
Shooting Incident: The SPD is investigating multiple reports of gunshots in the area of Bodwell Street late at night on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Officers immediately responded to the area. The initial investigation did not reveal any victims or injuries, but a pane of glass in the School Street bus shelter was shattered, and shell casings were found nearby. Detectives from the SPD’s Criminal Investigation Division were still on scene Wednesday morning and are following up on multiple leads to identify the shooter(s). They are asking for residents of Bodwell, School, or Church streets to check security cameras for footage around 11 pm and to contact the CID at 324-3644. This incident appears to be isolated.
18-year-old Taunton athlete was full of life, then a condition he didn’t know he had killed him
The family of a Bristol County teen is looking to bring awareness to a condition that killed him and he didn’t know he had it. 18-year-old JJ Facey of Taunton was a decorated soccer player on his way to continue his athletics and academics at Framingham State University. He also worked at the local Hannaford’s. All of that changed on Monday when he passed away.
Winnacunnet cheerleaders to perform at halftime of Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day
HAMPTON – Six members and three coaches of the Winnacunnet High School cheerleading squad have special plans to finish the calendar year as they earned an invitation to perform at halftime of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve Day in Orlando. Winnacunnet attended a recent four-day National Cheerleaders Association camp at...
Smuttynose Food Truck & Beer Festival, Seacoast Jazz Festival: Things to do
What do food trucks and beer, a jazz festival and Biscuit the Dog all have in common? They are all part of exciting entertainment being offered on the Seacoast this weekend. Grab your kids, friends or head out on your own to enjoy some fun! Read on for details on things to do: Roadshow...
Kittery Premium Outlets to get multi-million-dollar renovations: What to know
KITTERY, Maine — The Kittery Premium Outlets shopping plaza will soon undergo renovations in a multi-million-dollar project expected to last into early 2025, though none of its stores on Route 1 will close during the process. Simon Premium Outlets, the international retail real estate and owner of the Kittery Premium Outlets, is touting the largely cosmetic set of improvements coming to the town’s mall road shops starting in September. ...
Luxury living in Ogunquit, Maine: Four new $2 million homes coming soon
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The team behind four new luxury homes to be built off Captain Thomas Road is promising the residences will be something new and needed in Ogunquit. As he clutched a shovel for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 22, Rock Bisson, the general contractor and president of Generation Homes in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offered a vision for what the future owners of the new homes can expect. ...
Smoky Quartz Distillery leaving Route 1 after 11 years: Here's why and what's next
SEABROOK — Smoky Quartz Distillery is on the move after 11 years on Route 1. Owner Kevin Kurland, who has made whiskey at 894 Lafayette Road since 2013, announced this week that his new lease was more than his craft distillery could afford. He said Smoky Quartz will be out of the space by October. ...
Owens Selected to Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
DURHAM, N.H. – Wande Owens (Cooksville, Md.), a grad student defensive back on the University of New Hampshire football team, was named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist on Wednesday. The announcement was made after nearly eight months of tape study and valuable input from coaches to identify...
Little Indonesia project talks revived in Somersworth. Festival coming soon.
SOMERSWORTH — A flag-raising ceremony on Aug. 16 raised awareness about the upcoming annual Indonesian Festival and raised hopes that efforts to create a Little Indonesia district in Somersworth can get back on track. With more than 2,000 residents claiming Indonesian heritage, Somersworth, New Hampshire's smallest city with roughly 12,000 people, has among the highest percentage of Indonesians living outside the island nation itself. ...
Growing security concerns ahead of Boston's Caribbean Carnival
Boston's Caribbean Carnival is set to kick off Saturday, but community members are drawing attention to growing safety concerns for the celebration. They say security efforts should be stepped up for this year's event. Boston police say it's "all hands-on deck" for the Caribbean Carnival this weekend. However, the police...
WTSA NEWS FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 23rd 2024
A resident of Swanzey, New Hampshire, has been indicted in federal court for the theft of firearms from a licensed gun store that occurred in July. Khale Guillou, a 19-year-old from Swanzey, faces one count of theft involving firearms from a federally licensed dealer, which includes one rifle and sixteen pistols. Currently, Guillou is in custody in Massachusetts on unrelated charges and will address these new charges at a future date. If found guilty, he may face a prison sentence of up to ten years and a fine of $250,000.
BlueWave Launches Dual-Use Solar Projects in Massachusetts
BlueWave has launched five solar projects in Massachusetts, contributing 19.8 MWDC of generation and 29.7 MWhr of storage. The projects use dual-use solar designs that integrate agricultural activities. These projects are part of the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. The initiative is expected to prevent 13,000 tons of carbon...
Brockton public safety building could go $48 million over budget
BROCKTON — A grudging city council committee agreed in principle to borrow up to $48 million more to finish the public safety building. The new downtown home for Brockton police and fire was originally supposed to cost $98M. That means the total cost, including needed road reconfiguration, could hit $146M. ...
What we know about Bunk Pond in Taunton — where young woman drowned
TAUNTON — What is Bunk Pond in Taunton? Back on Aug. 10, Bunk Pond was in the news when tragedy struck and a 23-year-old Taunton woman, Elfreda Neneh Yovonie, drowned there, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. If you had never previously heard of Bunk Pond, you are not alone. The pond isn't...
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