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The federal government will send $4 million to Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. in Brunswick to recruit and train Maine residents in the information technology industry. The money is part of $150 million that the U.S. Department of Labor is using for its "TechHire" grant program around the country.
A recount has been scheduled in the Republican primary race for Congressional District 1, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced June 22. Candidate Ande Allen Smith of North Yarmouth submitted his formal request for the recount Friday, June 17, based upon the unofficial preliminary results of the election, which showed a difference of 55 votes between Smith and candidate Mark I. Holbrook of Brunswick. The recount is scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 28, at 9 a.m. in the Florian Room of the Maine Department of Public Safety Building, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta.
The nature of primary elections is that they're a waypoint along the path to the real contests for elected office in the general election, though on Tuesday, some of the results brought closure for seasoned lawmakers and a new trajectory for others. The two big winners for Democrats - Justin Chenette for a Saco-area Maine Senate seat and Ben Chipman for one of the Portland Senate seats - represent an up-and-coming young gun on one hand and a victory for someone who wasn't even a Democrat until nine months ago on the other.
Ninety-one percent of Americans toss their food after the date on the labels have passed, but in many cases, they may actually be wasting perfectly safe food. There are three types of dates used on food labels: "sell by," "best if used by," and "use by."