While some farmers support a ban on sludge spreading to protect Maine farms from forever chemicals, a group that includes farmers and wastewater treatment operators want a ‘science based approach’ to monitoring PFAS levels to avoid increased fertilizer and sewer costs.
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Posted inNation & World
Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
Some residents of China’s business capital have received government packages of meat and vegetables for a few days, but with no word on when they will be allowed to go out, anxiety is rising.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
A federal appeals court has upheld the president’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine argues for its right to discriminate against out-of-state medical cannabis dispensaries
The state is appealing a court ruling that said it was unconstitutional for the state to bar nonresidents from its medical marijuana industry.
Posted inMaine
Maine Senate votes to close loophole that allows out-of-state garbage
The loophole allowed trash from out of state to be processed in Maine, reclassified as Maine waste and then dumped in Maine’s only publicly owned landfill.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs lefty rises from 26th-round pick to top pitching prospect
Brandon Walter’s stock has climbed since he has gotten healthy and stronger following Tommy John surgery in college.
Posted inNation & World
Two men posing as federal agents gave gifts to Secret Service officers, prosecutors say
One of them men accused in the elaborate plot has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Golden generation of Red Sox talent enters 2022 season looking for one last hurrah
Boston opens its season Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Posted inSports
Female trailblazers in Maine sports honored on 50th anniversary of Title IX
Brenda Beckwith, who attended Lawrence, and Emily Ellis, who attended Mt. View, were among those honored.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Arkansas, Massachusetts men indicted in separate cases on assault charges
One is accused of shooting a man in the stomach and the other is accused of beating a man in the head with a wrench.