The Department of Environmental Protection says runoff from the town’s salt and sand pile is to blame for high salt levels in a Clinton Avenue resident’s well, but the town denies responsibility.

State researchers are studying how the alewife run on the Sebasticook and Kennebec rivers could contribute to the survival of young, non-breeding bald eagles.

The plan is aimed at saving money by removing kitchen scraps and other organic household waste from the city’s waste stream.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, heard from clients and staff members Tuesday as part of a swing through central Maine to learn more about the state’s drug abuse crisis.

District officials say they need more money to update worn infrastructure, but customers say they can’t afford a rate increase.