The accident also killed Paige Piawlock’s father and injured her sister, mother and a family friend.
2016
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man with prior manslaughter conviction pleads guilty to gun charge
Erik Hart was ordered to serve an initial nine months and one day behind bars.
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Posted inNation & World
Obama signs bill to strengthen U.S. security along Canadian border
Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are cosponsors of the bill.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Groups representing Maine waste interests agree to drop lawsuits against each other
The Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. of Orrington and the Municipal Review Committee also have reached an agreement clarifying the end to their relationship in March 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
California becomes first state to adopt energy efficiency rules for computers
The regulations promise to reduce energy consumed by computers by about one-third.
Posted inBusiness, News
U.S. average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.16 percent
Long-term mortgage rates have climbed for seven straight weeks, since the election.
Posted inPolitics
Trump picks Montana Rep. Zinke for interior post
Zinke has advocated for more drilling and mining on public lands and expressed skepticism about the urgency of climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Cuba would like to repay Czech debt with $276 million in rum
If the proposal becomes reality, the Czechs would have enough Cuban rum for well over a century.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Amtrak’s Downeaster train service at 15: More riders, more communities
Public service was inaugurated on December 15, 2001, when a train left Portland for Boston at 6:05 a.m.
Posted inCommunity
Mount Vernon to take part of Wreaths Across America Dec. 17
Lakeview Cemetery, also known as Lake Side Cemetery, location of event.