An exhibit of the fair’s posters, timed to celebrate both the fair and America’s 250th anniversary, opened in Augusta this month and will move to Waterville in September.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Beat the Maine heat with cold soups
These three recipes from Mainers can get you started.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Susan Collins needs to stand up to attacks on public lands | Opinion
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has been a one-man wrecking crew on behalf of the fossil fuel lobby. Maine’s senior senator would be wise to oppose these efforts in her reelection bid.
Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
Idexx appears to have plate-reading cameras monitoring Maine properties
Private entities are prohibited from using automatic license plate reading technology in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Watch 2 experts shoot a Maine-made bullet-resistant backpack
A retired chief firearms officer for the state corrections department and a founder of Portland police’s SWAT team took a Mundbora body shield to a shooting range.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Meet the man who wants to put ballistic backpacks in every Maine classroom
Jeffrey Maguire, of Houlton, does private security for the rich and famous.
Posted inNews
Boothbay schools got backpacks that stop bullets. Was it a good idea?
Police Chief Douglas Snyder found grant funding to buy one Maine-made bullet-resistant bag for each elementary and high school classroom.
Posted inLetters
Coal ash protections must remain in place | Letter
Weakening these rules only ensures more pollution and more illness.