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Posted inMaine
On Giving Tuesday, Toy Fund organizers ask for help and give thanks
The people behind the Toy Fund are counting on a giving spirit this year more than ever because of a big surge in requests for help.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine signs 10-year liquor administration contract with current provider
Pine State Trading Co., which has overseen spirits administration and distribution since 2014, was the only company to bid on the 2024-34 contracts.
Posted inNation / World
President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter
Several Democrats said that while they understood his decision on a personal level to protect his son Hunter they also worried about the broader signal the pardon sends.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve
The writer’s rock station, along with retro and adult alternative stations, will all go off the air New Year’s Eve.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Business groups ask state to pause regulatory process in new recycling rules
The law is designed to make corporations cover the cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging by reimbursing municipalities for disposal costs and investing in recycling infrastructure statewide.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man released from jail after state drops murder charge in Portland woman’s death
The state agrees to an Alford plea and a time-served sentence for Frederick Johnson after blood testing revealed 23-year-old Bethany Kelley had a ‘potentially lethal level’ of drugs in her system.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Photos: Farmington sidewalk plow driver receives hand injury when machine rolls over
Jim Kiernan, a longtime Farmington public works employees, said it is the fourth time he knows of that the sidewalk plow has rolled over.
Posted inMaine
Fans and friends remember ‘The humble Farmer’ as the real Maine deal
Humorist Robert Skoglund of St. George died Saturday at the age of 88, after nearly 50 years of entertaining and impressing folks with his dry Maine musings.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Maine High School Student Guitar Competition seeks contestants
MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced its fourth annual Maine High School Student Guitar Competition. This contest is open to Maine high school students in grades 9-12. Contestants are required to submit a video of their performance by March 1, 2025, to be judged by members of […]