U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced she secured $57.5 million for the University of Maine system in a draft for the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Farmington denies reimbursement request for damages
Robin Hutchinson’s tire and rim were damaged on Morrison Hill Road Aug. 26. A washout had occurred following a rainstorm the night before.
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Posted inNew England
Rare coin made in Colonial New England found in candy tin in Britain
The coin was made in Boston in 1652 and could sell for the equivalent of about $300,000.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to give $5.6 million to businesses hurt by closure of Canadian border
The state will disburse federal CARES Act funds to charter transportation companies and other companies disrupted by the closure of the U.S. border with Canada.
Posted inBusiness
Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
‘Big Tech companies are eagerly expanding their empires to gain greater control and insight into our spending habits,’ the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Maine environmental groups sue to protect last Atlantic salmon, force dams to halt
The court action is part of an ongoing legal struggle over the fate of the dams. Brookfield sued Maine state agencies last month with a complaint that the agencies acted improperly in drafting fish passage policies.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sens. Collins, King sharply divided as Republicans block Democratic voting rights bill
While Collins slams the bill as ‘a vast federal takeover of state elections,’ King says American democracy is in danger as Republicans refuse to even debate it.
Posted inSports
ALCS: Red Sox rely on Eovaldi in Game 6 with ALCS on the line
Nathan Eovaldi beat Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in the AL wild-card game and pitched five innings in Boston’s win over Tampa Bay in Game 3 of the Division Series.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Crews repair washed-out section of Kennebec River Rail Trail in Augusta
About a year after water washed out a section of the trail, the area has been repaved.
Posted inSports
NBA notebook: After Kanter’s Tibet comments, Celtics blacked out in China
Chinese broadcaster and NBA partner Tencent has deleted all references to the Boston Celtics from its platforms