Central Maine Power warned customers Thursday night that it could be several days before electricity is restored in some coastal areas in the wake of a powerful storm that pummeled Maine Thursday morning, knocking out power to more than 219,000 homes and businesses at its height. “We have heard loud and clear from our customers […]
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Lisbon police identify five people involved in Rt. 196 crash, at least two listed in critical condition
LISBON — Police have released the names of five people involved in a two-car crash that shut down Route 196 for several hours Wednesday afternoon. A Subaru Forester that was traveling east on Route 196 appears to have crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic and collided with a Chrysler van, according to police. The driver […]
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Customers again have trouble with CMP website during, after storm
Central Maine Power Co. said it’s “embarrassing” that its website again failed to provide timely, accurate information in the wake of a powerful storm, with the problems customers faced following Thursday’s nor’easter reminiscent of what they experienced after a wind and rainstorm two years ago. At the peak, about 200,000 customers in the state were out of […]
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BIW workers want smooth sailing after electing new union president
BATH — Members of Local S6, Bath Iron Works’ largest union, hope to see a shift within the union after voting out the longstanding union president last Thursday. Official ballot results, verified Tuesday by a union official, announced Chris Wiers was elected president, defeating Mike Keenan, who was first named to the president’s post in […]
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Former Brunswick woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty charge involving 44 animals police say were living in squalor
PORTLAND — A former Brunswick woman pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge in Cumberland County Court Tuesday stemming from her ties to her parents’ dog breeding operation. Callie Enman, 38, was charged in August 2018 with three counts of cruelty to animals and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanor […]
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After failed mediation, Brunswick and Walmart still at odds over how much the retail giant should pay in property taxes
BRUNSWICK — After a full day of mediation Friday, Brunswick town officials and representatives from Walmart are no closer to agreeing on how much the Brunswick superstore is worth, or how much the retail giant should have to pay in property taxes. Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer and the seventh-highest payer of property taxes in […]
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Farmington burn victim’s condition upgraded
FARMINGTON — Larry Lord, the LEAP Inc. maintenance supervisor who was critically injured in a Sept. 16 propane explosion at his workplace, had his condition upgraded from critical to serious Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. Lord, 61, of Jay has been hailed a hero after he got nearly a dozen employees out of […]
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State floats whale protection plan that would affect a fraction of state’s lobster fleet
Maine’s plan to protect the endangered right whale from getting entangled in lobster gear is not likely to affect the bulk of the state’s fleet. The Department of Marine Resources is proposing to eliminate 25 percent of the surface-to-seabed buoy lines set by state lobstermen in federal waters by requiring the fishermen to add more […]
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Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents can have their say
Citing what he called a lack of transparency and opportunity for public input, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday to hold a public hearing on Central Maine Power Co.’s planned transmission line. Golden’s request comes as CMP attempts to get to the finish line on its $1 billion […]
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Longtime Buxton selectwoman who hit town employee resigns after reaching plea deal
BUXTON — The selectwoman convicted of disorderly conduct for hitting a town employee resigned her position Wednesday amid a push by residents for her to step down. The Buxton Board of Selectman voted unanimously to accept Chairwoman Jean Harmon’s resignation, effective immediately. Harmon, who served on the board for 15 years, was convicted of misdemeanor […]
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