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Farmington fined more than $22,000 in fatal propane blast

by Associated Press April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

The explosion destroyed the nonprofit group LEAP Inc., killed Farmington fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured 7 other people.

News

C.N. Brown, Cornerstone cleared in Farmington explosion

March 24, 2020March 25, 2020

OSHA closes inspections of fuel, plumbing and heating companies.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: ‘Our health care system is about to become completely overwhelmed’

by Dr. Caitlin Bonney Special to the Press Herald March 21, 2020March 23, 2020

An emergency physician with roots in Maine describes ‘a turning point’ on the COVID-19 unit of the out-of-state ER where she works.

Cops & Courts, News

Kingfield woman sentenced in fatal OUI accident case

by Donna M. Perry March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Danielle Larochelle, 32, will serve eight months of a five-year sentence.

Business, Local & State, News

Businesses in Maine college towns brace for students’ departure

by Kelley Bouchard March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

From Gorham to Farmington to Orono, campus responses to coronavirus concerns raise worries about lost revenue.

Local & State

OSHA fines LEAP and Techno Metal Post for ‘serious’ safety violations in connection with Farmington explosion

by Judith Meyer March 12, 2020March 13, 2020

FARMINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied fines against Life Enrichment Advancing People in Farmington and Techno Metal Post in Manchester in connection with a propane explosion that leveled the LEAP building in September, killing Farmington Fire Capt. Michael Bell and injuring seven others. The fines were each issued after OSHA completed […]