Michigan’s health director is the highest-ranking official facing charges in the tainted water scandal.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students as semester starts
Testing identifies several types of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall, some of it low levels of ‘black mold.’ Some students say the school was slow to inform them of the problem.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Lucky Dog brewery, distillery, tasting room coming to Kennebunkport area
The new brand will donate a percentage of its beverage proceeds to animal shelters.
Posted inCommunity
Maine Farm Days to begin Aug. 22
Evens include agribusiness exhibits, children’s learning center and more.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Former co-owner of Zapoteca pleads guilty, pays restitution for bad checks
Thomas Bard pays more than $10,500 in restitution as well as a $1,000 fine, and serves 48 hours in jail, for the misdemeanor conviction.
Posted inNation & World
Brief reunions bring tears for separated Korean War families
Dozens of elderly South Koreans cross into North Korea for heart-wrenching reunions with their relatives.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Panic turns to tragedy as swimmers get caught in riptides in New Hampshire
A Massachusetts couple dies but good Samaritans pull others from the water.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
‘Maine Calling’ coming to Augusta for live broadcast
The event caps off the second year of the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library’s Read ME program.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
‘Everyday Maine’ photo exhibit at UMA celebrates state’s diversity
A new exhibition at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta will feature work of 72 photographers.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Tony McLaughlin, longtime admissions director at UMF, dies at 76
After his retirement from UMF in 1999, the Wilton resident worked as a college advancement coach for the MELMAC Education Foundation.