Police divert southbound traffic off the highway at Exit 17 after a pickup truck bursts into flames near the southbound Exit 15 ramp during Monday’s rush hour.
2019
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield and Benton Fire program prepares young hopefuls for firefighting
Starting out with a juniors fire training program, the Fairfield and Benton department has partnered with Mid Maine Technical Center in Waterville to offer hands-on experience to high school students in the hope they will join a department in the area or carry on elsewhere.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
White House backs bipartisan deal curbing consumer health costs
The legislation aims to curb rising health care costs, including taking steps to limit “surprise” medical bills that can plague patients treated in emergency rooms.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors
Prospective Saddleback buyer nears deadline to raise $2 million to close the deal
Arctaris Impact Investors has given itself until Dec. 16 to raise the money through a nonprofit.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact
House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Court orders new trial on 1 charge in man’s bizarre cyanide-suicide case
The former Windham man must still serve a 25-year sentence on other charges after being convicted of causing an English man’s suicide.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Feeling Scrooge-y? Get over it with ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Footlights
The cast displays its versatility playing multiple roles both fearsome and funny.
Posted inTimes Record
BIW awarded $146 million Navy contract
The shipyard, which employs 6,700, will use the funds to continue maintenance and modernization to its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
The missing and injured included New Zealanders and tourists from the U.S., China, Australia, Britain and Malaysia, the prime minister said.