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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine signs 10-year liquor administration contract with current provider
Pine State Trading Co., which has overseen spirits administration and distribution since 2014, was the only company to bid on the 2024-34 contracts.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve
The writer’s rock station, along with retro and adult alternative stations, will all go off the air New Year’s Eve.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Business groups ask state to pause regulatory process in new recycling rules
The law is designed to make corporations cover the cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging by reimbursing municipalities for disposal costs and investing in recycling infrastructure statewide.
Posted inMaine
Fans and friends remember ‘The humble Farmer’ as the real Maine deal
Humorist Robert Skoglund of St. George died Saturday at the age of 88, after nearly 50 years of entertaining and impressing folks with his dry Maine musings.
Posted inMaine, News
Farmington courthouse access changing Jan. 1, 2025
The county is tightening up security at the courthouse.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Amid lawsuit and protest, UMaine System moves ahead with sale of Hutchinson Center to nonprofit
The system plans to progress with the sale of the building to Waldo Community Action Partners despite a lawsuit by Calvary Chapel Belfast alleging religious discrimination in the sale process for the Belfast building.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine electric utilities grapple with their role in illegal cannabis grow houses
Blown transformers and $10,000 power bills can make cannabis grow houses easy for utility companies to identify, but Maine utilities question if flagging what might be illegal activity is their responsibility.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County extends partnership to support opioid recovery
County commissioners allocated $50,000 of opioid settlement funds to continue a partnership between the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Somerset Public Health.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
WGME workers walk picket line to protest salaries, pace of contract talks
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 cited the rising cost of living in Portland, including housing and ‘everyday expenses.’