The owner of one Farmington business believes mandatory testing could have saved her and her clients from getting tainted oil.
April 2019
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes climate council to pursue emissions, energy goals
Following up on earlier pledges, the governor proposes setting ambitious goals for reducing Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions and obtaining electricity from renewable energy sources.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Internet privacy bill gains support of legislative committee
The measure would require companies that provide internet service in Maine to get permission from customers before selling or sharing any of their online data.
Posted inLocal & State
Former Augusta mayor, councilor, businessman and philanthropist John Bridge dies
Bridge, longtime owner and president of construction company Bridgecorp, led and funded efforts to build the Kennebec Valley YMCA and encouraged philanthropy in others by giving himself.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville rolls out anonymous threat reporting system
Students received training on the Say Something smartphone app Tuesday. Waterville and Winslow junior high and high schools will introduce the technology at the beginning of next year.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Inmate’s hearing in Dartmouth professors’ stabbing deaths postponed
Two teenagers are serving lengthy sentences in the 2001 killings.
Posted inCommunity
Aging in Mount Vernon Forum set for May 5
Elizabeth Toftner will talk about services offered by AARP in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine Med to share federal grant that will get cardiac patients into research trials
About 200 Mainers will participate in national trials through a partnership on a $3.9 million grant with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Added administrators driving proposed Winthrop school budget increase
The school department has proposed a $12.2 million budget, with a 3.85% spending increase, for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Posted inLifestyle
Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
The former Alabama chief justice claims he was duped when invited to appear on a TV show.