The Office of the Public Advocate in a letter this week to the state Public Utilities Commission expressed concern that the PUC is allowing the Bingham Water District to stop water service next week to people in Moscow because of a dispute over an unpaid $24,000 bill.
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Fire destroys Tracey’s Variety in Bingham
Fire investigators say the blaze at the variety store and gas station at 306 Main St. was accidental.
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Canoeists found safe in Madison after brief search by wardens, police
Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
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Madison businesses buy gas meters for firefighters in wake of Farmington blast
Two were donated by Backyard Farms and one by Bob Shipley of Bob’s Cash Fuel Oil.
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Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties
Money, drugs, firearms and tools are among items recovered and more arrests are expected, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster says.
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Commentary: Take to Maine’s roads – and enjoy some of the nation’s most beautiful scenery
A new law championed by Sen. Susan Collins revives a federal program that promotes and protects scenic roadways.
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Bingham aquaculture facility kept fish in cruel, unsanitary conditions, group says
The nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Compassion Over Killing released its findings Monday of an undercover investigation of salmon hatchery Cooke Aquaculture.
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Bingham school closure among latest in Maine as student numbers drop
An aging population leads declining enrollments and forces districts to make decisions about the best way to balance budgets.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s Office locates dog killed in crash last month
Chief Deputy James Ross and members of the Madison Fire Department found Tootie by using extrication equipment to pry apart the vehicle’s fire wall and dash compartment.
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Harmony woman who lost her fiancé in fatal crash seeks missing dog
Tootie, a Pekingese and a poodle mix, remains missing from the crash site off U.S. Route 201 in Bingham, where Brenda Cote’s fiancé, Michael Handy, was killed in a head-on crash.