Rebecca Merrifield, 56, died Saturday in the Bear Mountain Road fire in Fairfield.
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Winslow begins food waste recycling program this week
Town is working with the Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions at the University of Maine, and has set up its food waste drop-off site at the Winslow Public Library.
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Benton Avenue residents in Winslow remain under boil-water order after testing is inconclusive
Kennebec Water District examining more samples and expects to know — and share — the test results Wednesday afternoon.
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Waterville manufacturing plant faces $394,000 in work-safety penalties
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found The Shyft Group Duramag LLC violated work-safety protocols.
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Politicians, business leaders speak in support of revitalizing passenger rail service in central Maine
The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 “To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.”
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Some Benton Avenue residents in Winslow told to boil water after main is damaged
Kennebec Water District issues boil-water order early Monday to residents living between 85 and 120 Benton Ave.
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Oakland Town Council OKs $5.9 million municipal budget for 2021-22
Spending plan, which reflects a 5.18% increase, scheduled to go before residents at the Town Meeting, set for May 4 at the Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center.
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As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?
Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.
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Central Maine farmers were prepared for the weather, even if it didn’t happen
A nor’easter was expected but didn’t turn into much. Local farmers were prepared nonetheless.
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Woman dies, man seriously injured in fatal Fairfield fire, officials say
Rebecca Merrifield, 56, died in a fire in Fairfield early Saturday morning, while Glenn Clausen, 60, sustained serious injuries, according to authorities.