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Rumford, Skowhegan mills cited as top industrial polluters, but tire burning goes on with state’s OK
ND Paper’s mill in Rumford and Sappi’s Somerset mill in Skowhegan are two of the nation’s top industrial air polluters, a new report says.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do
17 places to celebrate the Fourth of July across Maine
Festivities include live music, food trucks, parades, kids’ activities and plenty of fireworks.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Skowhegan paper mill among dirtiest in the country, new study finds
As other mills move away from burning tires as fuel, Maine plants have increased the practice, according to the Environmental Integrity Project, which also says emissions are being underreported. The plants dispute that.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston-area patients left waiting for care after hospital cyber incidents
Two health care systems were breached in subsequent weeks, leaving many patients scrambling. What — and who — caused them remains unknown.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Central Maine Healthcare’s future depends on its acquisition, CEO says
Speaking at a chamber breakfast Thursday, Central Maine Healthcare CEO and President Steve Littleson did not comment on the hospital system’s ongoing system outage.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Androscoggin River, once a ‘national disgrace’, should be recognized for cleanup efforts, advocates say
Advocates propose reclassifying the water quality of the river from Rumford to Lisbon — a move they say could spark economic growth.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball notebook: Competitive races emerge in Class B
Lake Region is taking big step forward; tight games abound in A South; and A North has a surprise leader.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Superintendents: Loss of federal funding would hit students most in need of support
School districts say Title I and IDEA dollars pay for staff positions in critical areas like intervention, early literacy and special education, and fund other services for some of Maine’s most vulnerable students.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Franklin County commissioners hire Dixfield man as jail administrator in Farmington
The commissioners also approved hiring Lexi Daggett of New Vineyard as deputy director of the county Emergency Management Agency and honored Johanna Cullenberg as 911 Dispatch Employee of the Quarter.