The city-owned landfill that also accepts waste from the residents of eight surrounding communities is projected to be full in five years.
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Maine organic dairy farms to lose their buyer as Horizon Organic cuts ties to Northeast producers
Last week, Horizon Organic notified Maine dairy farms that their milk contracts won’t be renewed a year from now, leaving owners and state officials unsure about what’s next.
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Sculpture erected at Augusta’s petanque courts
It has been 10 years of steady growth for petanque — “the most interesting game no one ever heard of” — in Augusta.
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Windsor Fair throws open gates for 9 days of fun in central Maine
This year’s fair includes a beer garden at the racetrack for the first time, and a daily, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic, along with traditional fair attractions, including rides, fair food, exhibitions and entertainment.
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Winthrop man’s motorized floating picnic tables ready for launch
Lon Cameron has channeled his creative drive into developing floating motorized picnic tables, a new and different way for people to enjoy time on the water.
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Central Maine area schools opening again during pandemic with variety of masking rules
As many students return to public-school classrooms this coming week, district officials have more leeway than last year in their pandemic protocols, leading to differing precautions for COVID-19.
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Amid chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, Travis Mills is on a mission to support service members who ‘did good’
Travis Mills, whose foundation operates a lakeside retreat in Rome for wounded veterans and their families, says the U.S military didn’t fail in Afghanistan and has taken his message to a national audience.
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Club to hold gem, mineral show in Augusta
The 32nd annual Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. Sponsored by Kennebec Rocks and Minerals Club, the event is to occur at the Augusta State Armory on Western Avenue in Augusta. It will include door […]
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Patient says some MaineGeneral staff threatened to not treat her for asking if they were vaccinated
MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said nothing prohibits patients from asking about staff members’ vaccination status and the hospital would not refuse treatment for such queries.
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Community members urge Readfield-area school board to rethink mask stance
Many Regional School Unit 38 students and educators still plan to wear masks, but worry for those around them who don’t.