FAIRFIELD — Fairfield is the latest town to receive an open for business designation as part of a state program to recognize communities for being business friendly.
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Fulbright scholar named new president of Kennebec Valley Community College
Richard Hopper, a Fulbright scholar and Harvard graduate, credits predecessor Barbara Woodlee
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World Bank educator to lead Fairfield’s community college
World Bank education specialist Richard Hopper, of Westport Island, was named the new president of Kennebec Valley Community College Wednesday.
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State fines Wilton Recycling $7,500 for Forster Mill asbestos
WILTON — Wilton Recycling will pay a $7,500 penalty to the state for the company’s role in an asbestos hazard at the former Forster Mill, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
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Kennebec Valley Community College president to be named Wednesday
The name of Kennebec Valley Community College’s new president is scheduled to be released Wednesday.
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State ad blitz asks public to keep loose hypodermic needles out of the trash
The Department of Environmental Protection is finishing a two-week advertising blitz telling people not to throw used needles into the trash.
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Advocates seek law changes to improve hypodermic needle disposal safety
Some states have laws addressing household sharps disposal. In Massachusetts, for example, it’s illegal to dispose of them the way other household waste is. Instead, users are required to put the needles into approved collection containers and take them to collection centers.
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Maine’s rules lax on properly labeling, containing discarded medical sharps
Maine and many other states have few requirements for the disposal of household sharps, although a general recommendation is to dispose of them in tough, clearly labeled plastic containers.
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State seeks to reduce unsafe needle jabs
While a bill to reduce sharps-caused injuries wasn’t passed this year, its presence did stimulate action on the issue at the state level.
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Christmas tree sale season also begins
OAKLAND — While most shoppers were focused on door-busting deals at retail outlets, a few kicked off a different kind of shopping season by buying Christmas trees from the Oakland Lions Club Friday.