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Published
October 11, 2024

Resigning airport official: I am ‘distracting’ from toxic foam clean-up efforts

'I've decided to remove myself as a focal point,' said Kristine Logan, whose resignation from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority becomes official on Oct. 18.
Published
October 9, 2024

Director of Brunswick airport authority resigns in wake of toxic foam spill

Kristine Logan steps down about a month after one of the nation's biggest spills of toxic firefighting foam has left the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority struggling to pay for a costly cleanup and regain the public trust.
Published
October 8, 2024

For 8 years, Brunswick Landing hangar inspections often found deficiencies

An initial view of a hefty document submitted to the Town of Brunswick on Friday shows 6,300 gallons of toxic firefighting foam known as AFFF is stored in hangars owned by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.
Published
September 30, 2024

Brunswick Landing authority submits plan to address fire system deficiencies at airport

Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has sent a plan of action to the Brunswick Fire Department to address a code violation at Hangars 5 and 6.
Published
September 26, 2024

Brunswick board to host second emergency PFAS spill meeting

The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority will host its next emergency board meeting on Oct. 1.

Published
September 23, 2024

Best way to clean up PFAS? Don’t spill it in the first place.

Given the persistent and, at times, "invisible" nature of PFAS-containing materials, Maine scientists say that eradicating the "forever chemical" is complex.
Published
September 18, 2024

Toxic foam risks persist at other ‘deficient’ Brunswick airport hangars

Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
Published
September 16, 2024

Maine congressional delegation presses Navy for help with Brunswick chemical spill

The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.
Published
September 13, 2024

Brunswick Landing board says fire system shutdown neither ‘legal nor possible’

Board Chairperson Herman "Nick" Nichols said Friday in an email to The Times Record that immediate shutoff of the fire suppression systems is neither 'legal nor possible,' and would have an economic impact on aviation tenants operating at the Brunswick Executive Airport.
Published
September 12, 2024

Inspection revelations prompt calls for Brunswick Landing chief to step down

State and municipal leaders are calling for changes after learning that Executive Director Kristine Logan failed to disclose a 2023 inspection report showing deficiencies in the fire suppression system that malfunctioned Aug. 19, spewing 50,000 gallons of toxic foam.