Thibeault, Claire (Dubois) Hanna in Auburn, March 25, 2023. Visitation: March 31, The Fortin Group, Auburn, 4-7 p.m. Mass, April …
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Posted inBusiness
Dollar General targeted by U.S. for systemic work hazards
Federal inspectors have repeatedly found blocked emergency exits, fire hazards and boxes stacked to the point that they could collapse onto workers.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball
An Australian company’s meatball is made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mammoth.
Posted inNation & World
Arkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped
Members of the transgender community and their families had complained that it would criminalize trans people simply for using public restrooms.
Posted inNation & World
Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar picture
Alexei Moskalyov, sentenced to two years in prison, fled house arrest before his verdict was delivered and is at large, court officials said.
Posted inNation & World
Kim wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
The report in state media Tuesday followed a series of missile launches – seven launch events in this month alone – and rising threats to use the weapons against his enemies.
Posted inNation & World
Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists
Workers initially thrilled with a recent pay bump to $15 are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Augusta library plans puzzle, pie fundraiser March 31, April 1
AUGUSTA — The Friends of Lithgow Library plans to hold a fundraiser, with pies and puzzles, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 31, and from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday April 1. The library is at 45 Winthrop St. The puzzles are priced by donation, and pies will start at $25, according to a news […]
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Waterville center to offer free ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ screening April 2
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center plans to offer a free screening of “My Neighbor Totoro” at noon Sunday, April 2, in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St. As part of Waterville Creates’ Listening to Film series, the screening will be preceded by a discussion of the film’s sound design by Colby […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Maine Arts Academy to host theater students’ play festival April 5, 6
SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy Student Theater Company plans to present its seventh annual Ten Minute Play Festival at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 5 and 6, in Alumni Hall on the MeAA campus, 11 Goldenrod Lane. The evenings will include five original plays written, directed and performed by MeAA Theater students. The event […]