The assessment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry appears to be the first time a federal office is directly involved in the PFAS contamination in Maine.
2022
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Torment of hell’: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture
A Ukrainian volunteer medic captured by Russian forces during their deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol has told U.S. lawmakers how Russians routinely tortured her and other prisoners, killing many.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
After cancellation, Democrats look to reduce future student debt
The election-season bill has dim odds of passage in the House and virtually no hope in the Senate.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Thelander blames uptick in violent crime on Pingree, progressives in D.C.
Following a string of shootings in Portland, Republican congressional candidate Ed Thelander holds a news conference to express his support for law enforcement and accuse U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of being anti-police.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. Census data shows a nation changed by COVID-19
The number of people working from home tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spend more than a third of their income on rent went up.
Posted inElection 2022
Michael Soboleski, Maine House 73
House District 73 serves towns in Franklin County — Carrabassett Valley, Coplin, Dallas, East Central Franklin, Eustis, North Franklin, Kingfield, Phillips, Rangeley, Rangeley Plantation, Sandy River, West Central Franklin and Wyman; in Oxford County — Andover, Gilead, Lincoln, Magalloway, Newry, North Oxford and Upton; and in Somerset County — Dennistown, Highland, Jackman, Moose River, Northwest Somerset, The Forks and West Forks.
Posted inElection 2022
Vincent House, Maine House 73 candidate
House District 73 serves towns in Franklin County — Carrabassett Valley, Coplin, Dallas, East Central Franklin, Eustis, North Franklin, Kingfield, Phillips, Rangeley, Rangeley Plantation, Sandy River, West Central Franklin and Wyman; in Oxford County — Andover, Gilead, Lincoln, Magalloway, Newry, North Oxford and Upton; and in Somerset County — Dennistown, Highland, Jackman, Moose River, Northwest Somerset, The Forks and West Forks.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football Game of the Week: Cony, Skowhegan ready to rumble
The River Hawks host the Rams in showdown of Pine Tree Conference mainstays.
Posted inBusiness
Treasury Secretary calls for modernized IRS
‘The Inflation Reduction Act finally provides the funding to transform the IRS into a 21st century agency,’ Yellen says.
Posted inBusiness
As ‘buy now, pay later’ plans grow, so do delinquencies
A growing number of American shoppers have jumped at the chance to use “buy now, pay later” loans to pay for new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments.