A year after a fire devastated Gifford’s production facility and headquarters, the Skowhegan-based ice cream maker has started making ice cream on a limited basis.
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Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.
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2021 law required African American studies in Maine schools. A new bill would strengthen it.
While other states are banning lessons on African American history and slavery, Maine lawmakers are considering updating the law mandating these classes be taught in all K-12 schools to ensure compliance and provide resources.
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Driver dies, passenger critically injured in New Sharon crash
The accident occurred shortly before noon near Tuttle’s Auto Sales on Route 2.
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State police respond to erratic driver, crashes on Interstate 295
The incident caused a traffic backup, and troopers responded to 2 separate secondary crashes involving a total of 6 vehicles.
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Bangor police investigating death of child
Bangor police said that the child arrived at the hospital on Sunday morning and died that night.
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Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
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Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex with a long-term goal of making it a center for the arts and artisans.
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Police: One killed in shooting outside Waterville house
The Maine State Police said they were assisting the Waterville Police Department in investigating the fatal shooting Monday morning on South Grove Street.
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From arrest to recovery: Somerset County Jail unlocks new hope for addiction treatment
Brock Peters, 29, credits an arrest at the height of his opioid addiction with saving his life. After detoxing at the jail, he became part of a pilot program to treat opioid addiction in a different way.