Police told News Center Maine the explosion of a gas cylinder was felt miles away.
John Richardson
Posted inLocal & State
Historic Maine schooner sold at auction to owners of floating restaurants
The 128-foot-long Victory Chimes was sold for $75,900.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
USM opens new training facility for nursing students
The training facility includes a simulation lab that replicates hospital rooms and an athletic and physical training teaching room.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Northern Light Health drops universal masking policy in medical facilities
The move by Maine’s second largest health care network comes as the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 has dropped to the lowest level since August 2021.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Historic Maine schooner goes on auction block
Built in 1900, Victory Chimes has sailed the Maine coast since 1954, carrying passengers as part of the windjammer excursion fleet.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Gov. Mills signs baseline budget passed on party-line vote
While Republicans were unified in their opposition to the move, Mills said it was necessary to avoid a potential shutdown.
Posted inLocal & State
Legislators tentatively OK probe into workplace culture at state fire marshal’s office
Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine lawmakers hear calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, or for no income taxes at all
The tax reform debate is expected to heat up in the coming weeks as legislative leaders from both parties negotiate how to allocate nearly $1 billion in surplus revenue.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Proposal to ban ballot drop boxes meets flood of opposition
The 24-hour ballot drop boxes were first used as an emergency measure during the first year of the pandemic, but a new law passed last year allows their continued use.
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FEMA sending millions of dollars to Maine for COVID-19 response
The federal agency is reimbursing the state for money spent on personal protective equipment for state employees.