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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Construction to begin in Unity on Maine’s first halal slaughterhouse
Hussam Al Rawi and his wife, Kathryn Piper, opened Five Pillars Butchery, a halal meat processing business in 2017, after moving to Maine the previous year. The couple were awarded nearly $3 million in federal grants earlier this year to add a slaughterhouse to the butchery at 119 Bangor Road.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News, Uncategorized
Week In Photos Sept. 13-20, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inNation & World
Israeli airstrike on Beirut kills a top Hezbollah military official as Lebanon reports 14 died
The attacks have heightened fears that the cross-border exchanges of fire will escalate into all-out war.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Sixth grader arrested after Gray-New Gloucester school bus evacuated
Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A slice of police life
Local police officers and dispatchers help save lives nearly every day, though that work often runs largely under the radar, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine humorist Tim Sample is stepping off the stage
Sample, 73, is retiring from performing live after 50 years so he can spend more time on his art, a passion he’s pursued all his life. His last Maine show is scheduled for June in Boothbay Harbor.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Oprah hosts virtual rally, ‘Unite for America,’ for Harris
The event comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is working to continue to share her governing philosophy with voters during her abbreviated presidential campaign.
Posted inNation & World
Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse
The judge was pronounced dead at the scene.
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, News
Kingfield Select Board delays culvert fix on Lander Stream
The Kingfield Select Board decided to delay fixing the culvert on Lander Steam until next year, following concerns about downsizing and budget constraints discussed during their Sept. 17 meeting.