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Poland Spring Water Bottling Plants announced layoffs
POLAND (WGME) Beverage company BlueTriton Brands, which has Poland Spring brand water bottling plants in Poland and Hollis, has announced…
Multiple investigations underway into violent incidents at Long Creek
PORTLAND (WGME) — Multiple investigations are underway, and two senior officials have resigned, after a series of violent clashes between…
The latest COVID-19 Numbers in Maine
AUGUSTA (WGME) — One new coronavirus-related death was reported by the Maine CDC on Saturday. The death toll now stands…
The Farmington Fair begins on Sunday September 19
FARMINGTON (SUNJOURNAL) Officials are excited to be back and hoping for good weather for the 180th Farmington Fair, which opens…
Maine files claim against teenagers over racist graffiti
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general said Friday he has filed a complaint under the Maine Civil Right Acts against a pair of Bangor teenagers who are accused of spray-painting racial threats on the vehicle of a local man.
Construction can continue on most of $1B corridor
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Construction on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) electricity transmission corridor in western Maine can continue while litigation proceeds over a 1-mile section that was leased by the state, a state Supreme Court justice ruled.
17-year-old charged in connection with fire set at Windham Dunkin’
A teenager is charged with setting a fire at a Dunkin’ in Windham this summer.
Public employees in Maine must follow new vaccinate mandate
The federal government’s vaccination requirement for workplaces will apply to public sector employers in Maine.
Unemployment in Maine holds at a little less than 5%
The jobs picture held steady in Maine through the summer, as the state’s unemployment rate held at 4.9% last month, officials said Friday.
