Stephen Knight says he’s provided more than 15,000 pounds of food to local organizations, including the Augusta Food Bank, since he began gleaning three years ago.
2017
Three-vehicle crash in Winslow delays morning traffic
A Toyota pickup struck a utility pole and two dump trucks got stuck together, delaying travelers for a half-hour.
Vision for turnaround of wood-fired plant in West Enfield takes a hit
An investor rescinds its request for the state to guarantee a loan so the facility’s owner could try to turn wasted heat into profits, as Gov. LePage prepares to promote Maine’s biomass potential at a conference.
MDI scientist receives $1.7 million grant for being ‘outstanding investigator’
The funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will assist Vicki P. Losick’s research on wound healing at the laboratory in Bar Harbor.
State seeks input on energy goals
The Governor’s Energy Office has set three meetings to help develop energy, economic and environmental goals.
Hotel workers reported gunman before Las Vegas massacre began
Police, under pressure to explain how quickly they responded to Stephen Paddock’s shooting, give a dramatically different account from one they gave last week.
Why 2017 will go down as the beginning of the end of the internal combustion engine
The tipping point, experts say, follows 3 developments.
Three injured, one seriously in sulfur explosion at Detroit business
One person who suffered burns was flown to a Portland hospital as firefighting units converged on a farm equipment dealer on Route 100.
Oregon beer company tells Mason’s Brewing to stop using ‘Apocalypse’
The company, part of Anheuser-Busch’s corporate parent, says the label is too close to its own.
Amazon patents drones that might recharge your electric car someday
The company is known for pursuing strategies and technology that it thinks customers might want or need in the future.