Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

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November 28, 2012

Fairfield named business-friendly town by state

FAIRFIELD — Fairfield is the latest town to receive an open for business designation as part of a state program to recognize communities for being business friendly.
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November 28, 2012

Fulbright scholar named new president of Kennebec Valley Community College

Richard Hopper, a Fulbright scholar and Harvard graduate, credits predecessor Barbara Woodlee
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November 28, 2012

World Bank educator to lead Fairfield’s community college

World Bank education specialist Richard Hopper, of Westport Island, was named the new president of Kennebec Valley Community College Wednesday.
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November 27, 2012

State fines Wilton Recycling $7,500 for Forster Mill asbestos

WILTON — Wilton Recycling will pay a $7,500 penalty to the state for the company’s role in an asbestos hazard at the former Forster Mill, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
Published
November 26, 2012

Kennebec Valley Community College president to be named Wednesday

The name of Kennebec Valley Community College’s new president is scheduled to be released Wednesday.
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November 26, 2012

State ad blitz asks public to keep loose hypodermic needles out of the trash

The Department of Environmental Protection is finishing a two-week advertising blitz telling people not to throw used needles into the trash.
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November 24, 2012

Advocates seek law changes to improve hypodermic needle disposal safety

Some states have laws addressing household sharps disposal. In Massachusetts, for example, it’s illegal to dispose of them the way other household waste is. Instead, users are required to put the needles into approved collection containers and take them to collection centers.
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November 24, 2012

Maine’s rules lax on properly labeling, containing discarded medical sharps

Maine and many other states have few requirements for the disposal of household sharps, although a general recommendation is to dispose of them in tough, clearly labeled plastic containers.
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November 24, 2012

State seeks to reduce unsafe needle jabs

While a bill to reduce sharps-caused injuries wasn’t passed this year, its presence did stimulate action on the issue at the state level.
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November 23, 2012

Christmas tree sale season also begins

OAKLAND — While most shoppers were focused on door-busting deals at retail outlets, a few kicked off a different kind of shopping season by buying Christmas trees from the Oakland Lions Club Friday.