Residents in 4 communities showed improvement in removing contamination from recyclables – and saving their municipalities money – when interns from ecomaine graded their curbside recycling bins.
2020
Posted inNews
Two of three Franklin County commissioners vote not to accept refugees
Chairman Terry Brann and Commissioner Clyde Barker say local residents are the priority.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Clock is ticking for businesses that depend on Chinese imports
If the lockdown continues for the next few weeks, Western retailers, auto companies and manufacturers will start to run out of the goods they depend on.
Posted inTimes Record
Fox rampages through Phippsburg neighborhood, attacking woman, man, animals
Bath considers trapping animals as rabid animal attacks continue in southern Midcoast
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions
Opponents of the law see the elimination of non-medical exemptions for schoolchildren as government overreach, while supporters argue that children’s health is at stake.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Portland pays out $141,000 to groups that helped asylum seekers
City officials announce that they are distributing the donations to 11 groups who helped the city accommodate nearly 450 asylum seekers last summer.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Brady tops list of NFL’s biggest offseason story lines
Tom Brady, who is a free agent in March, has made it clear he’s willing to listen to offers from other teams.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sen. Collins says she will vote to acquit Trump as senators split along party lines
The final days of the trial have focused attention on a handful of senators in both parties who were viewed as potential votes to break with their party.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Google faces privacy probe in EU over location tracking
The investigation will look into its processing of data and the transparency surrounding it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Top films were more diverse than ever, but awards season doesn’t show it
According to new research by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, more of 2019’s top movies featured minority or female lead characters.