Tag: old town maine
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Two registered sex offenders in Old Town plead guilty to possessing, distributing child porn
One of the men also pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation for posing as a teenager online and persuading two different minors to send sexually explicit videos.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2018
A Maine man appears on Putin’s list of Americans he’d like Trump to let Russia interrogate
Kyle Parker, who grew up in Old Town, was central to the drafting of the Magnitsky Act, which sanctions Russian human rights abusers.
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PublishedMay 22, 2018
New UMaine energy proposal calls for biomass, solar
Honeywell’s plan to provide green power to the Orono campus relies on building a new woodchip-fueled power plant and erecting a solar array.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2018
Head of UMaine System has financial stake in firm seeking multimillion-dollar contract for Orono campus
The system’s audit committee recommends James Page recuse himself if company linked to James W. Sewall wins the contract to provide energy to UMaine.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2018
Secret recordings point to improper influence by top UMaine official in lucrative power contract
A university official was said to be coaching ConEdison, the winning bidder for a multimillion-dollar energy deal involving the Orono campus and an abandoned Old Town paper mill.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2018
Shuttered Old Town mill sold, to be redeveloped for forest-products tenants
The former pulp mill has been the site of a string of failures, but its assets and potential continue to attract entrepreneurs.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2017
UMaine’s Old Town mill project will ensnare taxpayers, companies warn
Two that lost a bid to create renewable energy at a vacant paper mill file appeals, saying ConEdison Solutions hasn’t outlined the cost of a venture likely to exceed $100 million.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2017
Legal dispute snags revitalization of Old Town mill
A prospective buyer, who hoped to sell wood-based energy to UMaine, sues over breach of contract and wants the sale to a third party blocked.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
Daycare center honors man who saved children trapped in Maine wreck
The young children survived a crash that killed their mother and left them stranded overnight.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Authorities identify woman, 2 children killed in Old Town blaze
The remains of the victims are taken to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsies, and investigators work to pinpoint the cause of the fire.
