OSHA will require the company to pay $1.35 million for penalties and to make sweeping, systematic changes to address issues commonly found at stores in Maine and across the U.S.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi
Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.
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Franklin County commissioners raise contribution to nonunion employees’ health insurance
Tom DuBois of Salem Township was appointed to the Maine Land Use Planning Commission.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Xi, Putin and other leaders hold private session on how to expand their economic bloc
More than 20 countries have applied to join BRICS, which was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, and added South Africa in 2010.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Lizzo faced pay dispute with other dancers before lawsuit over footage
Lizzo’s attorney said the matter was resolved when the production company made an appropriate payment for clearance of the rights for use of the footage.
Posted inDana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Backyard Naturalist: ‘In such an ugly time’
News of the world’s weather this summer brings a level of dread that most poetry can do nothing about, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inSports
Parade to honor Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond Little League team on Sunday
The New England champions were the first team from Maine since 2005 to play in the Little League World Series.
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Ukraine music to be presented in benefit concert at Basilica in Lewiston
The music of Ukraine will be presented in a benefit concert in celebration of Ukraine Independence Day at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, at The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Titled “Flowers & Songs from a Ukraine Garden,” the event will feature the Maine Balkan Choir and the Huddled Masses Orchestra, […]
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South Carolina’s new all-male high court reverses course, upholds 6-week abortion ban
The chief justice provides the lone dissent, arguing that the 2023 law is nearly identical to the 2021 law it struck down, and that the law provides no clarity on when the ban begins, exposing doctors to criminal charges.
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U.S. intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
Details of the U.S. assessment surfaced as Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences to the families of those who were reported to be aboard the jet and referred to ‘serious mistakes.’