Callers who get through may have to wait on hold for 30 minutes or more to talk to a person who will answer only the simplest questions.
January 2015
Posted inNation & World, News
Engineer sheds new light on Boston molasses disaster
In January 1919, a giant storage tank in the city’s North End ruptured, sending 2.3 million gallons of molasses pouring down city streets, killing 21 people.
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Man who did flip over Boston subway track could be charged
Authorities say 23-year-old Dylan Polin could have been killed if he’d made contact with the electrified third rail.
Posted inNation & World, News
Two Americans climb into history by their bloodied fingertips
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are the first to free-climb a route to the top of Yosemite’s El Capitan, considered the world’s hardest rock climb.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Average price of Maine heating oil falls again
The statewide average price for No. 2 heating oil was $2.63 per gallon as of Monday.
Posted inCommunity
Franklin Chamber plans Meet and Greet
Event set for Jan. 22 at the chamber office.
Posted inNews, Politics
House votes to reverse Obama immigration policies
The legislation faces tough prospects in the Senate and a veto from the president.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Dog rescues owner from Pleasant Ridge house fire
Herbert Hingley, 73, was sleeping when fire broke out at his home, but he got out of the building safely after being awakened by his barking dog.
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Several Freeport stores briefly evacuated because of gas-like odor
Firefighters determine that the odor is caused by the Freeport Village Station’s heating system running low on propane.