ND Paper issues ‘temporary layoffs’ to some workers as a papermaking machine is shutdown due to ‘market-related downtime.’
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Attorney general finds police shooting in Rangeley Plantation was justified
A state police tactical team member shot Shay McKenna in September after he got out of his van with an AR-15-style rifle and body armor.
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Posted inNews
Victims in Rumford crash remain hospitalized
The conditions of both drivers and a boy have been upgraded to stable, and they are expected to survive.
Posted inNews
Boy, 8, dies in Route 2 collision in Rumford
Three people, including a Massachusetts father and another son, are being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Outdoors
Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change.
Posted inLocal & State
The former slave’s memoir that was saved from a fire is a key part of the American story
Harriet Beecher Stowe met Josiah Henson, who became a model, in part, for her novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Kennebec County disaster recovery center opens in Manchester
The disaster recovery center, which is open through March 4, offers help to individuals seeking assistance after a powerful storm brought flooding and power outages to central Maine the week before Christmas.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
A rapidly changing landscape for first responders leaves many firefighters, EMTs unprotected
With most of Maine’s fire departments and emergency medical services responding to potentially violent situations, many of Maine’s non-law enforcement first responders are investing in ballistic personal protective equipment. Many of those who aren’t investing in the equipment would like to.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Historical book written by slave is saved from Rumford fire that destroyed 1820s house
The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.
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Auditions to be held for Murder Mystery production
Rumford Association for the Advancement of the Performing Arts