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— Construction and material delays are hammering all sorts of projects, even those from people with money and the best-laid plans. That would describe former HospitalityMaine CEO Steve Hewins. He and his wife had to live 22 different places before moving into their dream retirement home in Rangeley.
— Air and water quality in Belfast was being monitored after a Thursday fire destroyed the Penobscot McCrum potato processing factory. Federal authorities are watching the perimeter of the waterfront site for chemicals. The estimated 12,000 pounds of ammonia at the factory were cause for concern early on, but state officials have said it has been appropriately dealt with.
— Nobody knows how many gallons of "forever chemicals" are regularly released into Maine waters. Public water utilities must test sources for PFAS by the end of 2022, but there is no testing requirement in place now. |
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1 p.m. Only the budget committee is working in the Maine Legislature today as it plows through work on Mills' spending proposal. Watch here. |
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| 📷 Lead photo: Eliot Cutler is shown in one of two jail booking photos released after his Friday arrest on four charges of possessing child pornography. (Photo courtesy of the Hancock County Jail) |
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| Clarification: Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, a candidate in a special Maine Senate election in June, co-sponsored a carbon tax measure in 2019. She later voted against it when the energy committee killed the bill. A Friday newsletter item mentioning her co-sponsorship did not note the vote. |
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