When Lyle Merrifield died unexpectedly on Sept. 8 – just 2 weeks before the start of the fair’s 152nd season – his fellow organizers were left determined to put on a fair he’d be proud of.
Daniel Kool
Staff Writer
Daniel Kool is the Portland Press Herald's utilities reporter, covering electricity, gas, broadband - anything you get a bill for. He also covers the impact of tariffs on Maine and picks up the odd business story. He joined the Press Herald in 2024 as the night reporter. A graduate of Boston University, he previously covered city news, transportation and higher education for the Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in GBH News, the Boston Globe Magazine and Boston University's student newspaper, where he was the city news editor. A midwestern transplant, Daniel lives in Biddeford, where he plays with keyboards and little noise-making boxes.
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UMaine System lays off 13 IT employees, reassigns dozens more
The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring of the system-wide IT department, Chief Information Officer Robert Placido told workers Friday afternoon in an email obtained by the Press Herald.
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Brunswick airport managers issued violation notice over fire-suppression system inspections
The systems in airport Hangars 5 and 6 were found deficient in a pair of July 2023 inspections, and airport officials have not indicated that repairs have been made, the notice says.
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Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
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Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
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‘Safety issue’ on school bus closes road in New Gloucester
SAD 15 Superintendent Craig King said it has been determined that there was ‘no danger’ after the bus driver pulled over because of ‘a possible threat.’
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Department of Interior announces 1st wind energy lease auction for Gulf of Maine
Officials said that the 8 areas could produce as much as 13 gigawatts of clean wind energy – enough to power 4.5 million homes.
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Postal Service scraps plan to reduce role of Hampden facility
The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
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Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.
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State foliage expert predicts vibrant display ‘for the record books’
Maine’s leaf-peeping season kicked off this week with the first foliage report of the fall from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.