TILTON, N.H. Man hit in face by firework still in Boston hospital A man who was struck in the face with a firework in Tilton, N.H., remains hospitalized with a serious eye injury. WMUR-TV reports that the 48-year-old man was leaning over the tube holding the fireworks when one went off shortly after 10 […]

Southbound lanes were shut down for about 15 minutes after a fire engulfed a pickup truck heading south near Wells.

Peter Blanchard of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection says there were concerns about smoke from the fires, but meteorologists don’t believe it will have a significant impact.