In a rare alignment, manufacturers and environmentalists join to help the measure sail easily through committee.
February 2015
Posted inLocal & State, News
EPA approves new woodstove emissions standards
The rules, which will reduce new stove emissions by two-thirds in five years, get mixed reactions from stove manufacturers, including Maine-based Jotul North America.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Morning Sentinel Feb. 4 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 4, 2015.
Posted inNation & World, News
Investigators baffled by SUV driver’s actions before N.Y. train crash
The commuter train was traveling at about 58 mph, within the speed limit, when it struck the vehicle, which had stopped on the tracks.
Posted inNews
US Route 202 reopens after truck unstuck
Both lanes were closed in Monmouth after a tractor-trailer got stuck near the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses while trying to turn around.
Posted inLocal & State
Van carrying Somerset County prisoners skids off road in Jefferson
Nobody was hurt and no damage was reported in the Monday accident on Route 32.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Cumberland County Jail to turn away inmates if it doesn’t get cash infusion
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says inaction by the governor and legislators could leave him unable to pay bills, so he plans to stop housing inmates from other counties.
Posted inColumns, Maureen Milliken
‘President’s Day’ (or whatever) holiday typical February
In the most unsatisfactory month, the one real holiday leaves a lot to be desired, Maureen Milliken writes.
Posted inNews
Slippery driving conditions contribute to Waterville accident
One person was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries in a crash that closed part of Main Street during rush hour.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
New York man accused of smuggling oxycodone to Maine
Rafael Brito, 28, of the Bronx, who was carrying about $12,000 worth of the drug when he was arrested in Augusta, was in the habit of making the trip weekly, police say.