The University of Maine plans to create a lab to support research that could help farmers with contaminated soils and crops.
Times Record News
Posted inLocal & State
The Narcan effect: A new lease on life
Even as Maine experiences record numbers of overdose deaths, the expanded availability and use of the lifesaving opioid antidote naloxone presents a competing narrative.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Five-car crash in Richmond causes multiple injuries and leads to arrest
The five-car crash started after an individual drove under the influence and crashed into a tractor trailer, according to officials; a secondary crash followed as some cars slowed down along the section of Interstate 295 in Richmond.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Abuse alleged in home of Edgecomb toddler who was killed Christmas Day
Two days after the death of Makinzlee Handrahan, her mother filed paperwork seeking protection from a man she described as ‘verbally, mentally and physically abusive.’
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
UMaine gets federal funds for tick research as state sets record for Lyme disease cases
Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King lobbied for the $6.2 million in research funding that’s part of the recently passed federal budget bill.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Digitization project of Franco newspapers in Maine seeks help
Maine State Library wants to find old copies of French newspapers published in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
New owners to take over popular Hallowell coffee shop
Kyle and Michelle Ng, who opened Traverse Coffee Co. on Water Street in 2019, sold the business this week and announced plans to move to Japan to serve as church missionaries.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Woman loses everything when fire destroys China home
The woman who lived at the mobile home at 49 Chadwick Way in the Weeks Mills area of China was uninsured, a fire official said Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Gov. Mills announces lineup for her 2nd inauguration
The inauguration is to be held Wednesday, Jan. 4, and is open to the public.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Several central Maine farmers among those honored for speaking out against PFAS contamination
The farmers who received the Paul Birdsall Award from Maine Farmland Trust have been impacted by PFAS contamination and have spoken publicly about their experiences and advocated for more financial support for fellow farmers.