Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time

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Published
May 6, 2022

Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time

About 100 juniors from Skowhegan Area High School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Exploration event Thursday at the school. All photos taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.
Published
April 18, 2022

State workers clean up diesel fuel spill following collision in Clinton

Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell says a 70-gallon fuel tank on a dump truck was pierced when a car ran a stop sign and hit the truck, causing diesel fuel to spill along the road.
Published
April 17, 2022

New law to help tackle invasive plants that have troubled Cobbossee Lake for nearly 5 years

State task force must submit report by Jan. 15, 2023, with policy recommendations for better controlling invasive aquatic plant species at Maine lakes.
Published
April 7, 2022

Walgreens amends bottle deposit fee issues

Sun Media Group reporters returned to Walgreens Tuesday, April 5, and were all charged the correct five-cent fee on applicable bottles.
Published
March 31, 2022

Is Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in Maine stores?

The company is only supposed to charge 5 cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state's "Bottle Bill" program, but customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.
Published
March 13, 2022

Potholes, road salt and climate change: Warmer Maine winters raise new concerns

Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine.
Published
March 8, 2022

Thorndike residents give OK to construction of salt and sand shed

The $539,000 shed is necessary because the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in 2019 cited the town after a stockpile of salt and sand contaminated a nearby stream.
Published
March 3, 2022

Thorndike to vote again on long-contested sand and salt shed

A building was approved last year at the annual town meeting but cost estimates have shifted and residents will choose between two options at a special meeting Saturday.
Published
February 1, 2022

Our View: Maine should stop spreading PFAS

So-called ‘forever chemicals’ build up and never break down in soil, water and human bodies.
Published
January 31, 2022

Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals

Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.