Boston’s Double-A affiliate is scheduled to open its season Friday with a team that includes two players on the Red Sox 40-man roster: pitchers Jay Groome and Brayan Bello.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
‘Terrifying’ close call during test runs on refurbished rail line
Warnings are issued in Vermont after people walking a dog barely escaped being hit by an Amtrak train. Service between Burlington and New York is set to begin this summer on the upgraded track.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Conservationists criticize dam owner for impeding salmon migration along Kennebec River
The Kennebec Coalition and the Conservation Law Foundation say Brookfield Renewable Partners must do more to project the endangered Atlantic salmon at four Brookfield dams from Waterville to Skowhegan.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Man burning cardboard sparks wildfire in Freedom, setting nearly 3 acres of land ablaze
The wildfire took around two hours to put out and burned 2.5 to 3 acres of land, according to the town’s fire chief.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Despite new ordinance, some Winthrop boaters can keep illegal moorings in town waters until July
The mooring ordinance, which will limit new moorings after April 7, has been controversial among local boaters and prompted sharp questions at a Monday night meeting from some people against the new rules.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine lawmakers approve resolution expressing support for Ukraine
All but 3 lawmakers signed onto the resolution expressing support for the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Cianbro acquires Florida-based construction company
Pittsfield-based Cianbro is one of the country’s largest employee-owned construction firms with roughly 4,000 workers.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Mitchell International Lecture Series returns for in-person talk at Colby College
The speaker for Thursday’s lecture is Gayle E. Smith, one of the world’s leading experts on global development and global health security who will discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
NASA’s moon rocket test delayed over technical issues
Managers failed twice to load nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the Space Launch System.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill to give Mainers right to healthy environment fails in House
The House voted 77-59 in support of the Pine Tree Amendment – well short of the two-thirds vote needed to send it to voters this fall. The proposal faces a vote in the Senate.