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Greetings from an increasingly dry western Maine, as we've traded our rainy weekends for heat, sun and Canadian wildfire smoke.
The state's forest service now lists most of Maine as being at a moderate risk for fires, so be extra careful if you're planning a cookout with what's left of our summer.
While it won't do my garden much good, it has been raining news stories this week.
The links below this week include a jail getting a warning from the state, school districts grappling with thorny issues and an effort to stand up a wood bank in western Maine.
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Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft has been ordered by the Maine Department of Corrections to stop taking new inmates after the facility failed a state inspection. | News Center Maine
One RSU 73 school board director resigned and another criticized the board's recent decision regarding recognizing two genders. | Livermore Falls Advertiser
Tight rental market keeps domestic violence survivors in shelters longer | The Maine Monitor
The chief of the Capitol Police has been placed on leave after he was arrested in Hallowell. | Maine Public
Customer of the West Paris Water District were asked to avoid using water Tuesday after an intake pump failed due to an electric surge. | Advertiser Democrat
MSAD 58 voters approved a budget this week, with three of four towns supporting the second effort. | Daily Bulldog
Meanwhile, the town of Kingfield approved funding its initial vote to withdraw from MSAD 58. The vote will take place on Sept. 16. | Franklin Journal
The Maine Forest Service has elevated most of the state to “moderate” risk of wildfires. | Spectrum News
An economic ministry is proposing to create a wood bank for low-income residents of Franklin County. | Sun Journal |
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