Of the 10 companies that produced the highest amounts of toxic emissions in 2012, nine are associated with the pulp and paper industry, including Sappi Fine Paper and Verso Paper Holdings.
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Benton crash leaves car destroyed, driver unharmed
Reid Liberty’s car went off Clinton Avenue and rolled down an embankment after hitting ice, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Homeless veteran finds Waterville housing after 12 years in the woods
Steve McFarland spent time at the YMCA developing friendships with state senators who had no idea he was homeless before a medical emergency during a snowstorm nearly killed him.
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ATV carrying Benton men, boy, plunges through ice on China Lake
Ice fishing trip gone bad leaves three with minor hypothermia and frostbite after they ride near inlet, where ice on frozen lake was weaker.
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Not enough seats on school buses a sign of Messalonksee district’s budget woes
Gary Smith, superintendent at Regional School Unit 18, says the district will likely seek an increase to its budget for next year.
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Fairfield town budget to draw from surplus account
Town leaders have drafted a budget that pulls up to $260,000 from the town’s $1.3 million surplus fund, which is already below recommended levels.
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Oakland felon charged with using handgun to threaten another man
Gregory Hammerbeck wasn’t supposed to have a firearm, but police say he used one to threaten another member of his household.
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Winslow High grad’s Super Bowl bid ends
Locally Laid, the egg farm that made the final four of a nationwide contest to land a commercial during the big game, came in second.
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Farmington’s Decal Gymnastics reopens, helping girls to weather bullying
The gymnastics business is a place where youngsters can build the confidence and positive relationships they may not find in school.
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Fairfield pre-teen’s competence in question over Fairfield infant’s death
The state and the defense team disagree on whether Kelli Murphy, now 12, is ready to stand trial in the death of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway, from Clinton.