Federal and state investigators are working to pinpoint the source of a propane explosion that leveled a newly constructed building and killed a firefighter in Maine.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inLocal & State, News
Investigators search for answers in catastrophic Farmington blast
Federal and state officials are working to pinpoint the source of the explosion that killed a firefighter, injured 7 people, destroyed 11 mobile homes and leveled an office building.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police still searching for clues in 48-year-old murder of Judith Hand
Judith Hand disappeared Sept. 10, 1971, while walking in Farmington. Her body was found 13 days later, and police still are looking for suspects.
Posted inNation & World
Deaths caused by drivers running red lights at 10-year high
AAA isn’t sure why the numbers are on the rise or why they have increased at a far higher rate than overall U.S. roadway deaths.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lisbon to consider permit for third medical marijuana store
LISBON – Lisbon could be getting another medical marijuana store, the town’s third in since Lisbon approved new rules allowing and regulating marijuana businesses last fall. Michael Scalia of Crystal Spring Healing Alternatives proposed a medical marijuana store at 1 Upland Road. The building, at the corner of Webster Road, is about 500 feet from Route 196 behind […]
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins’ Senate seat
National money is already flowing into Maine’s 2020 Senate race, offering the latest indicator that incumbent Republican Susan Collins faces a stiff reelection fight.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
White House insists fundamentals of U.S. economy ‘very strong’
White House aides and campaign advisers have been monitoring the recent turbulence in the financial markets and troubling indicators at home.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
White House insists fundamentals of US economy ‘very strong’
With eyes on 2020, the White House insists the fundamentals of the US economy are ‘very strong’
Posted inLocal & State
Brunswick hires cultural broker to help asylum seekers
Housing developers, landlords and families across Brunswick have offered their homes to people who may need them.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Vandals deface gravestones at Lisbon’s St. Anne’s Cemetery
Six stones at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Lisbon were spray painted over the weekend.