An environmental activist groups says the substances have seeped into the Great Lakes and pose a risk for people who eat the fish.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Farmington hospital sets visitor restrictions due to coronavirus surge
All visitors and escorts will be screened for COVID-19 and anyone with symptoms will not be allowed to enter the facilities.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Colby College hires director for artificial intelligence institute
Amanda Stent, a nationally known expert on artificial intelligence and human language, will serve as the new director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
There is some good news, however: The nation’s daily caseload has slowed dramatically from early August and vaccination rates are up.
Posted inSports
Reduced expansion for MLB with fewer September call-ups
Each team will get to add only two players to their rosters, from 26 to 28, on Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
The legislation limits voting hours and bans drive-thru voting.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Franklin County residents to consider two changes to county government Nov. 2
The Secretary of State will put the questions on a ballot at no cost to the county.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Soccer, field hockey players excited to have postseason goals once again
Tournaments await teams at season’s end after a COVID-affected fall without them in 2020.
Posted inBusiness
Milk market sours for 4 organic dairies in Franklin County
The loss of market could have a profound effect on other dairy producers, agriculture as a whole and local communities.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Upcoming B&M closure sparks nostalgia, hope for future development
News that Portland’s longtime baked beans factory will close this year and be replaced with a technology and science campus elicits a wistful but hopeful response.