The driver of the vehicle was taken to a Portland hospital for treatment of his injuries, the Maine Warden Service said.
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Toxic foam risks persist at other ‘deficient’ Brunswick airport hangars
Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council rejects renewing marijuana retail license. Business owner says they didn’t ‘break any laws or ordinances’.
The City Council heard from one woman who said the noise from Bobby Buds on College Avenue is so loud her ears throb when she is in her nearby apartment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine investigating moldy cannabis that led to state’s first recall
Cannabis Cured, the cultivator and retailer that sold the contaminated products, maintains that its samples passed an initial round of state-mandated testing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta youth riding a moped dies after being struck on Civic Center Drive
The crash happened about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday when a youth riding a moped turning across traffic into the Rusty Lantern parking lot was struck by a southbound pickup truck.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Jason Frost named new Waterville fire chief to ‘keep a good thing going’
Frost, 45, has been Waterville’s deputy fire chief just under three years and will succeed fire Chief Shawn Esler, who is leaving Oct. 3 to become the state fire marshal.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Cumberland County resident tests positive for West Nile virus
Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
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Mainers can spot a partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon Tuesday night
NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.
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Regulators allow $2.5 billion corporate takeover of CMP to proceed without review
The PUC agrees to waive state review of the deal in which Spanish energy giant Iberdrola will acquire the remaining shares in Central Maine Power’s parent company, Avangrid.