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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Advocates cheer possible end of genetically modified salmon
After the FDA reassessed its approval of a genetically modified salmon, a company behind the project announced this month that it will cease fish farming.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel
The board of trustees decided not to take up 6 student demands that included divesting from Israeli companies and cutting academic ties with the country.
Posted inMaine
With minimal snowfall, is a white Christmas is coming to Maine? Sort of.
By Wednesday, snow of up to 2 or 3 inches that fell the previous day will still be around, though it may be a bit less white.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Deadly 2021 Augusta shooting reviewed by panel
The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel’s report on the fatal shooting of Dustin Paradis recommends police access to less lethal munitions.
Posted inNation & World
New York City police working to ID woman set ablaze in subway and ‘person of interest’
Surveillance footage showed the man walk up to the victim, who was seated motionless, and set her clothing on fire.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine, Schools and Education
Organizations team up to offer free holiday lunch in Augusta
This is the first year Maine Arts Academy and Carver’s Driving Academy have teamed up for this holiday celebration.
Posted inNation & World
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
The three remaining inmates are Dylann Roof, the 2015 Charleston church shooter; Dzhokhar Tsarnev, the Boston Marathon bomber; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County approves $35,000 from communications reserve for new consoles
Commissioners will change their meeting time to 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at the county courthouse.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Sidney slaying suspect’s initial court appearance delayed
Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.