The Brunswick airport authority on the hook for Maine’s worst firefighting foam spill in decades says the Navy needs to play a larger role in toxic foam removal.
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Posted inOutdoors, Times Record
How to spot the menagerie of birds even in the dead of a Maine winter
As birdsongs quiet, some resilient species stay to outlast the cold. Midcoast Maine Audubon specialists shed light on who stays, who flees, and who should be migrating but aren’t due to the warming climate.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Times Record
Recently shuttered Bowdoinham Country Store may switch hands
A potential buyer is looking to purchase the recently closed store in the center of town.
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Cleanup of toxic foam spill has cost Brunswick’s airport $774,000 so far
The airport authority on the hook for a disastrous firefighting foam spill responded to the Environmental Protection Agency request for information, revealing previously unknown details about the hangar and the hefty cost of environmental cleanup.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Brunswick Landing authority fixes hangar code violations
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has completed the requirements outlined in a September fire code violation, though it still has more repairs to make.
Posted inLocal & State
Biden to declare Frances Perkins’ Newcastle home a national monument
She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and the 40-hour work week.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Body found in Edgecomb identified, death ruled a homicide
Police say 34-year-old William Nathaniel Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, died of a gunshot wound.
Posted inLocal & State
Seven land trusts receive L.L.Bean grant funding for priority conservation projects
Through the support of the L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program, Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded funds ranging from $8,000-$10,000 for conservation projects in six counties across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
L.L.Bean to lay off up to 75 Maine workers
It is the second round of layoffs announced this year by the Freeport-based outdoor clothing and equipment brand.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Defense points to mother as alternative murder suspect in Edgecomb toddler’s death
The state has denied that Makinzlee Handrahan’s mother had anything to do with her death – and instead charged Tyler Witham-Jordan with depraved indifference murder.