August 7, 2023
2023
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine farmers still waiting on bounty of tomatoes, corn
A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Editorial: Should we name heat waves? It’s worth a try to save lives
Not a lot of people know about one of California’s worst disasters in the last few decades, one that overwhelmed hospitals, sent bodies piling up in coroner’s offices and was deadlier than the 1994 Northridge earthquake or the 2018 Camp fire. That’s what happened when a severe heat wave smothered California in July 2006, killing […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Martin Schram: Truth shatters a Big Lie
For more than two years, Donald Trump’s most patriotic MAGA true-believers have been accepting with unshakable trust what they were sure was rock-solid evidence that their leader really won reelection. They genuinely believe they’ve seen all the proof they need that the 2020 election was stolen from them. They have seen the videos on the […]
Posted inOn this date
Aug. 7, 1986: 3,000 books missing from Gardiner Public Library after 5-year inventory, legal battle continues to brew with Augusta city manager and city council, and longest-living heart transplant recipient in the US dies
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inCommunity
Bridge clubs announces recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Finishing first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville Aug. 1 were Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop. Second went to Ed and Joyce Rushton, and third to Wilma Pouliot and Janine Prewitt. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St. New players are […]
Posted inCommunity
Emergency haying, grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acres available
Agricultural producers impacted by drought can request haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program acres in certain Maine counties, while still receiving their full rental payment for the land. “Drought is heavily impacting livestock producers in Maine and across the country, and emergency haying or grazing of lands enrolled in CRP helps producers in need […]
Posted inCommunity
3rd Camden on Canvas plein air weekend raises over $60K for library
More than 200 people gathered in the Camden Amphitheatre July 23 for a live auction of paintings that had been created that weekend during the third annual Camden on Canvas event. Proceeds of the auction were split between the artists and the Camden Public Library. The library announced that Camden on Canvas raised more than […]
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated
The troopers have been on paid leave, but an arbitrator’s ruling means they can return to their jobs with retroactive pay.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.