Before being led off by cops, Phoenix addressed the crowd and took aim at the meat and dairy industry.
2020
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Amy Calder: Remembering my old primary school
Amy Calder reminisces about North Elementary School in Skowhegan which she attended from kindergarten through grade four and which is second in priority on the state’s list of schools to be replaced.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan school board meeting erupts over biased speech on gender-neutral bathrooms
LGBTQ+ support group expresses dismay at hate speech directed at students at Thursday meeting along with delays in designating gender-neutral bathrooms other than the one in administrative office.
Posted inNation & World, News
Challenges, distractions stymie Weinstein jury selection
His defense attorneys were denied a request to disqualify numerous prospective jurors and a noisy anti-Weinstein protest took place outside the courthouse.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Dresden records, thought lost, are found in the town vault
A review of the contents of the town’s vault, where permanent town records are stored, turned up some that needed to be moved and others that should have been discarded.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
New access to Augusta riverside site could cost millions
So far no private developers have made proposals for the site, which city officials hope will be redeveloped.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine unveils new tool to monitor exposure to radon
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s providing a new online tool to help reduce residents’ chance of radon exposure
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
New York woman arrested after being found in possession of 41 grams of fentanyl
Shalay Davis, 28, was arrested on a drug charge Thursday after a reported domestic disturbance on Middle Street.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
As electric cars take hold, will states’ power grids meet the challenge?
Maine, for example, would have to produce 55% more electricity if every car on the road transitioned to electric.