The daylong demo had barely begun when hazardous hydrogen fuel began escaping at the same place and same time as before, despite new seals and other repairs.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House passes overhaul of election count law in response to Jan. 6 attack
The bill is similar to bipartisan legislation moving through the Senate, where Sen. Susan Collins has championed the effort and Sen. Angus King helped to draft the changes.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amish market in Unity reopens just 9 months after it was destroyed in fire
The Amish Community Market and Bakery first opened in 2010 and had become a popular business in the region before it was leveled by flames in January.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Man pleads guilty to dousing ‘Bewitched’ statue in red paint in Salem, Mass.
The statue was erected in the city famous for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, despite protests from some who said a statue based on a TV sitcom trivializes the tragedy of the trials.
Posted inMaine, News
Citing emergency, Maine’s legal service for the poor requests $13.3 million
Faced with a dwindling roster of attorneys, the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services wants to increase the hourly rate from $80 to $150 for lawyers who agree to represent low-income Mainers.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan public safety building still on track, town manager says
Skowhegan’s top administrator, Christine Almand, said Wednesday that officials are discussing ways to negotiate a solution to extra funding needed for the new public safety building.
Posted inSports
Sarver says he’ll sell Suns, Mercury after penalties for workplace misconduct
Robert Sarver, owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, was suspended one year and fined $10 million and says selling the teams ‘is the best course of action.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home sales fell again in August, while prices rose, but market may be leveling off
The number of sales fell by double digits, and the median sale price increased by about the same percentage. Mortgage rates are climbing and could be a wild card.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Fed attacks inflation with another big interest rate hike and expects more
By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it costlier to take out a loan. Consumers and businesses then presumably borrow and spend less, cooling the economy and slowing inflation.