‘Best before’ labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world.
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Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
First Maine gubernatorial debate kept fact checkers busy
Former Gov. Paul LePage made several false claims while Gov. Janet Mills used spin, and independent Sam Hunkler asserted he didn’t know the answers and made few factual claims at all.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Nobel Prize goes to 3 chemists who snapped together molecules, a boon for medicine
The goal is ‘doing chemistry inside human patients to make sure that drugs go to the right place and stay away from the wrong place,’ says one of the Americans who shared the prize.
Posted inMaine, News
Two Rangeley residents injured in Jeep-motorcycle collision
Evan Smith, 18, and Kim Adams, 69, refused medical attention.
Posted inCheering, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheerleading: Waterville/Messsalonskee co-op finds its footing
The team is the only co-op in the state that combines Class A and Class B programs.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Zappe preparing for possible first start
Rookie Bailey Zappe is getting first-team reps with Mac Jones limited with a high ankle sprain and Brian Hoyer in concussion protocol.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Police: Man suffers minor injuries after trailer collapses on him in Skowhegan
A West Gardiner man was lucky to have escaped with minor injuries Wednesday when a trailer shifted and came down on him as he was working at Eaton Mountain Ski Area, police Chief David Bucknam said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Mainers say new lobster regulations could kill the industry
Roughly 200 people, including Gov. Mills and most of Maine’s congressional delegation, attended a hearing in Portland to tell federal officials that proposed new regulations would do little to protect endangered right whales.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Brickyard Hollow Brewing to open sixth location in Skowhegan
The Yarmouth-based business plans to move into the former Whit’s End Grill and Bar on Madison Avenue and open sometime in December.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Messalonskee football coach Walter Polky departs for unspecified reason
School Athletic Director Chad Foye will help coach team for remainder of season following the departure.