Maine Voices: Water control as political tool is playing out across the world

The struggles of Palestinians and the people of Maine for water rights and environmental justice are linked.

Sunset Concert Series benefits Poland Spring Preservation Society

Nestle closes sale of bottled water brands in North America

One Rock Capital Partners, in partnership with Metropoulos & Co., has assumed ownership of brands including Poland Spring.

Nestle selling Poland Spring and other bottled-water brands for $4.3 billion

The deal, which is expected to close this spring, will create one of the largest beverage companies in the U.S.

Water rights activists worry about sale of Poland Spring

Activists are decrying the potential sale of Poland Spring and saying the buyer identified in news reports represents a “new threat” to Maine's water resources

Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods

The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.

Nestle considers selling Poland Spring

The entire Nestle Waters North America unit may be sold to allow the company to focus on its international brands.

Washington state opens groundwater fight against bottled water companies

Local activists throughout the country, including in Maine, say bottling companies are taking their water virtually for free, depleting the resource, then packaging it in plastic bottles and shipping it elsewhere for sale.

Maine police seize 5 trucks from Rhode Island company that owes $75,000 in turnpike tolls

Commodity Haulers Express of North Kingston faces felony theft-of-services charges for failing to pay tolls racked up over 3 years, say Maine State Police.

Major upgrade of 75 miles of rail will serve Maine’s resurgent paper industry

Pan Am Railways is matching a $17.5 million federal grant in the $35.5 million project to upgrade its main line in southern and central Maine.