Local & State
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Bill to ban sludge recycling and spreading divides farmers
While some farmers support a ban on sludge spreading to protect Maine farms from forever chemicals, a group that includes farmers and wastewater treatment operators want a 'science based approach' to monitoring PFAS levels to avoid increased fertilizer and sewer costs.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Maine argues for its right to discriminate against out-of-state medical cannabis dispensaries
The state is appealing a court ruling that said it was unconstitutional for the state to bar nonresidents from its medical marijuana industry.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Maine Senate votes to close loophole that allows out-of-state garbage
The loophole allowed trash from out of state to be processed in Maine, reclassified as Maine waste and then dumped in Maine’s only publicly owned landfill.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Consumer advocates push for strict standards in proposed Maine utility rating system
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is weighing a system of regular report cards and possible penalties for power utilities in the state.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Walgreens corrects bottle deposit fee issues
Sun Media Group reporters returned to Walgreens on Tuesday and were charged the correct 5-cent deposit on applicable bottles. Additionally, price labels on shelves now state "plus deposit."
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Maranacook Community High School in ‘outbreak status’ following series of COVID-19 cases, staff shortages
At Wednesday night's Regional School Unit 38 board meeting, Superintendent Jay Charette did not recommend a different course of action regarding the COVID-19 cases and said he expects them to 'pass with April vacation.'
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins tests positive for COVID-19
The state's senior senator attended the Gridiron Club dinner Saturday night that appears to be the source of an outbreak in Washington.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Bethel man dead after crash in Albany Township
Police were called out to the area of 929 Hunts Corner Road at about 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, police found that one occupant had been ejected from the vehicle.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Portland police identify woman killed in Brighton Avenue crash
Stephanie Publicker, 70, of Gorham, died from injuries sustained in a multi-car crash in Portland on Wednesday.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
University of Maine at Augusta names Michael Laliberte as new president after a 6-month search
Laliberte, who's been president of State University of New York at Delhi since 2016, was chosen unanimously by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees and will start on Aug. 1.
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