The state fire marshal’s office says Casey Turner, 34, was burned when a cigarette ignited fumes from an aerosol can.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Ice-fishing derbies canceled at Range Pond
The events follow cancellation of the Sebago Lake Rotary Derby.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Chris Christie’s shell-shocked look with Trump stirs mockery, befuddlement
The New Jersey governor seems to be shrinking in political stature even if something big – perhaps the No. 2 spot on the ballot with Trump – is his goal.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick independent bookstore going strong at 37
BRUNSWICK — Gary Lawless stood behind the counter of his bookstore Feb. 25, and told a pair of young customers that his store was older than they were. In two days, Gulf of Maine Books at 134 Maine St. would be 37 years old. Lawless was explaining this to Ian MacDonald, a local drum teacher who […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
In battle against heroin, Maine seeks new rules for prescribing opioids
The LePage administration’s bill would require doctors to use a prescription monitoring program that’s now voluntary, and limit the supply of opiates for chronic pain to 15 days.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick pub, restaurant say flood recovery is on track
BRUNSWICK — With a gutted kitchen, stripped floors, and a damaged ceiling, Byrnes’ Irish Pub Manager Pat Byrnes needs a four-leaf clover – or at least a good work schedule – to get the bar open for St. Patrick’s Day. Byrnes’ suffered serious water damage after a 1 1/2-inch sprinkler pipe failed in an empty office above […]
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Turf-field group beefs up fundraising efforts
While efforts to attract major donors are ongoing, the Tri-Town Track & Field Project now is shifting its main fundraising focus, going farther out into the Regional School Unit 5 communities of Durham, Freeport and Pownal for smaller donations. Its quest: to build an all-weather field and surrounding track at Freeport High School. Nike has […]
Posted inNation & World, News
U.N. approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years
They include mandatory inspections of any cargo leaving and entering North Korea by air and sea, and a ban on selling light weapons to Pyongyang.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Reunion planned for former Brunswick Naval Air Station personnel
BRUNSWICK — An eight-person committee wants to make sure the fifth anniversary of the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station will not pass unnoticed. The group is planning a reunion for anyone who served on the base, either in the military or as a civilian employee. The base was officially closed on May 31, 2011, following […]
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FBI arrests Florida suspect in heist of $4.8 million in gold bars bound for New England
A truck carrying 275 pounds of gold was intercepted on I-95 by three armed thieves on its way from Miami to Massachusetts a year ago.