AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency will soon survey fire departments around the state as the first step in a potential take-back and disposal program for firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals. For decades, military and civilian firefighters used special foam containing chemicals known as PFAS to smother the intense flames caused by fuel fires. […]
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Teenage boys use garden hose to help douse Freeport garage fire
FREEPORT — Firefighters from Freeport and several surrounding towns responded to a garage fire that Yarmouth’s fire chief said could’ve been much worse if it hadn’t been for two teenage boys and a garden hose. The structure fire at 14 Marshview Dr. was reported just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The boys saw smoke coming from the […]
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Police still searching for Maine bigamist who fled halfway house
Police in Maine and New Hampshire say they continue to look for an Old Orchard Beach man who disappeared from a transitional housing unit after he pleaded guilty to a bigamy charge in late April. Michael Middleton, 43, was accused of having at least four wives when he pleaded guilty to a felony bigamy charge […]
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Maine briefs: Man burns wife’s belongings on lawn, faces arson charge; Maine man dies in lake while trying to retrieve boat
Man burns wife’s belongings on lawn, faces arson charge MILO, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine say they’ve charged a man with arson after he threw his wife’s belongings on the front lawn, poured gas on them and set them ablaze. Fire marshals say 39-year-old Jeffrey Stevens, of Milo, was arrested on Monday. They say […]
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Saco teenager missing since March is back with her family
SACO — A Saco teenager missing for more than three months has been returned to her home. Kayla Skula, 15, left a residential facility on March 22. She arranged for transportation and left the Portland Road area in an unknown vehicle, according to Saco police. Kayla had been missing since she left in March. Local police had […]
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Brunswick aerospace company wins grant from NASA
BRUNSWICK– bluShift Aerospace, a “small team of nerds” operating out of Brunswick Landing recently received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from NASA worth up to $125,000 to help them achieve their ultimate goal of “getting closer to the stars,” as CEO Sascha Deri put it. The phase one grant will help the company develop […]
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Questions remain after man found dead following alleged assault in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN — Police say a man who shot himself in his home Monday after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening her with a gun had no major criminal history or known history of mental illness. Police were called shortly after 8 a.m. to a home on Bay Point Road where the alleged assault occurred. According […]
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Maine governor signs breweries, earned income tax credit bills
AUGUSTA — Maine’s governor signed bills Tuesday to ease regulations on breweries and expand the earned income tax credit to thousands of households. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed several bills passed by lawmakers in the final hours of this year’s legislative session. Most such laws will come into effect in mid-September. Bills that the governor […]
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Lisbon mother who led truck safety campaign vows to fight White House effort to roll back rules
A Maine woman who pushed for tougher safety rules after her son and three of his friends were killed by a sleeping truck driver said Tuesday she will fight efforts to roll back regulations meant to keep tired truckers off the road. Daphne Izer of Lisbon, 73, said she will be in Washington this month to lobby Congress to […]
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Topsham group one of 2 that wants last open spot for charter school in Maine
Two groups have submitted applications for the last charter school spot in Maine and will move forward with a review process by the Maine Charter School Commission. The applications are from the Ecology Learning Center, a 9-12 school that would be based in Montville and have about 96 students, and Sheffwood Academy, a 6-12 school to be […]