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This Belfast glassblowing studio runs on recycled doughnut fryer oil

By Sam Schipani on Oct 05, 2021 06:00 pm
Carmi Katsir and David Jacobson were tasked with the mission to move away from fossil fuels in their studio to something more sustainable.
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Spending in CMP corridor referendum tops $60 million

By Jessica Piper on Oct 05, 2021 04:38 pm
That includes both direct and in-kind contributions to several political committees and other groups.
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2 Rhode Island men fined after setting off distress flares during wedding

By The Associated Press on Oct 05, 2021 04:05 pm
The men borrowed a flare gun and flares, set out on the water in a small skiff, and fired three flares when they thought they could be seen by people at their friend's wedding reception, prosecutors said.
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Maine woman convicted of killing 4-year-old in 2017 is seeking new sentence

By Lauren Abbate on Oct 05, 2021 03:52 pm
The woman who was convicted of murdering four-year-old Kendall Chick is seeking a reduced sentence on the grounds that she didn’t fully understand her options going into her trial.
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USM president to step down in 2022

By Leela Stockley on Oct 05, 2021 03:21 pm
On Tuesday in a letter addressed to students and faculty, Glenn Cummings wrote that “it has been the honor of my life to serve the students here as president, but I believe that now is the right time for a change – for me and for USM.” 
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Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide

By The Associated Press on Oct 05, 2021 03:17 pm
Meanwhile, for small businesses, the Facebook and Instagram outages meant hundreds or thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
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23 test positive in new COVID outbreak at the Penobscot County Jail

By Judy Harrison on Oct 05, 2021 03:16 pm
About half of the 12 inmates and 11 staff who tested positive in the past week were fully vaccinated, Sheriff Troy Morton told county commissioners.
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Pfizer vaccine’s protection wanes over time, study says

By Tribune Content Agency on Oct 05, 2021 02:52 pm
The vaccine’s effectiveness at preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations held steady at close to 90 percent for as long as six months.
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A million Mainers have gotten at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

By Jessica Piper on Oct 05, 2021 02:23 pm
As of Tuesday, 1,000,500 Mainers had received at least one vaccine dose, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while just over 924,000 had completed their vaccine series.
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Plan to clean Penobscot River gets universal praise as end of 20-year battle nears

By Judy Harrison on Oct 05, 2021 02:14 pm
Lawyers have until Nov. 4 to file their final briefs, and U. S. District Judge John Woodcock will issue a decision some time after that.
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