The mill has hired 130 workers out of more than 1,000 applicants as it gears up to begin producing pulp next month.
2019
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Iran test-launches a medium-range missile as it continues to defy U.S.
Iran has responded to stepped-up American economic sanctions with a variety of military moves as tensions mount in the region.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Retiring Monmouth Town Manager Curtis Lunt ‘goes out of his way to do his all for the town’
Lunt was town manager in Monmouth for 12 years and served for 44 years in total in Maine and New Hampshire.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Prime Motor Group CEO accuses primary investor of financial misconduct
The lawsuit filed by David Rosenberg alleges that GPB Capital is running a Ponzi scheme by using new investment money to pay returns to existing investors.
Posted inNation & World
Virginia man created parody presidential seal mocking Trump
Richmond graphic designer Charles Leazott replaced “E Pluribus Unum” with a Spanish phrase that translates to “45 is a Puppet.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Average Hallowell taxpayer could see $300-plus increase in annual tax bills
The city is looking to collect as much 12% more in property tax revenue this fiscal year.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Flatbread Co. reopens; Ri Ra still closed 5 days after fire
The 2 Portland businesses share a building in the Old Port that was damaged in a hood vent fire Sunday.
Posted inMaine, News
Blue Hill man killed in head-on crash in Ellsworth
Police say a vehicle crossed into the path of the pickup truck driven by Nathan Rapp, who died at the scene.
Posted inMaine Crime
Second man charged in connection with Oxford rape
The case remains under investigation, and the District Attorney’s Office may add additional furnishing alcohol charges.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
After 75 years, Augusta’s downtown traffic will again travel both directions
When the project is complete, motorists will begin traveling both ways on the now one-way section of Water Street through downtown.