In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases in their utility bills this winter.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Ann McGowan, former Morning Sentinel managing editor, dies at 87
A member of the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame, McGowan worked for the Morning Sentinel for more than 35 years and was considered a trailblazer for female journalists in the state.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Couple hoping to mine Newry lithium deposit urge lawmakers to clarify state mining laws
The couple requests lawmakers ‘restore’ a state law so the deposit would be regulated under quarrying regulations, which are much less stringent.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
EPA proposal would tighten limits on PFAS in Maine water
While Maine’s drinking water standards are already forcing many water providers to install treatment systems, the proposed national limits are even stricter and would force more suppliers to filter drinking water or find new sources.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Lawmakers hear passionate debate over restoring parole in Maine
Advocates said parole is the hope incarcerated people need to better their lives and become productive, but opponents say it will only cause additional trauma to victims and survivors of violent crimes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Interim superintendent for Richmond School Department approved by the committee
The school committee voted unanimously Friday night to hire Bob Webster as the Richmond School Department’s start-up administrator and interim superintendent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Passersby rescue ATV riders who broke through ice at Litchfield pond
Officials say quick action by two men, one of whom broke through the ice at Pleasant Pond during rescue efforts himself, could have been lifesaving.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen sue sustainability group for defamation over ‘red listing’
Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, unfairly downgraded its evaluation of the Maine lobster fishery last fall, the fishermen say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Maine unemployment fell below 3% in January
At the same time, the number of jobs in the state rose to an all-time high of 648,000.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News, Uncategorized
As a Maine distillery grows, so does worry over ‘whiskey fungus’
The black blight is spreading near large distilleries and threatening home values in places such as Kentucky. Now some neighbors of Wiggly Bridge Distillery say the fungus has come to York.