The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flooded Farmington businesses moving forward after December 2023 storm, flooding
Businesses along stretches of Main Street and Wilton Road where flooding took place during the December 2023 storm have experienced a wide array of damages and possible re-opening plans.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
It’s time for Northeast & Maine to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why.
Scientists say last month’s storms that destroyed wharfs in Maine, eroded sand dunes in New Hampshire, and flooded parts of New Jersey still coping with hurricane damage are becoming more the norm than the exception
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Man who shot repeatedly at car after domestic dispute in Waterville to serve five years in prison
Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 31, who pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted elevated aggravated assault and other charges, had an attempted murder charge dismissed stemming from a 2022 incident in Waterville where he shot more than a dozen times at a former domestic partner while she was driving away.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Lack of snow won’t stop sixth annual Somerset SnowFest in Skowhegan, organizers say
Though two events have been canceled, a return to cold temperatures this week will allow the Skowhegan-area celebration to go on as planned.
Posted inMaine, News
Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons
Mental health care, emergency responses, and the detection of contraband drugs and weapons all are lacking, according to the latest scathing report to raise alarms about the chronically understaffed, crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mainers spent $80 million more than necessary on electricity in last 6 years, advocate says
A new report from Maine’s Office of the Public Advocate has renewed concerns about the state’s competitive power marketplace.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Fire causes major damage to Skowhegan mobile home, displaces 3
Firefighters from several area departments worked quickly to stop the early morning fire from spreading further, Skowhegan’s fire chief said.
Posted inMaine, News
State police say Lewiston mass shooter left note saying he was trained to hurt people
Maine State Police also testified that Card bought the rifle used in the shooting just days before he was in New York to train with his U.S. Army Reserve unit and ended up hospitalized at a psychiatric facility.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Sen. King enters the witty lane to defend humorous highway signs
King wrote U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and asked him to pump the brakes on any attempt to discourage the roadside puns and pop culture references posted by Maine and other states to encourage safe driving.