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Lawsuit claims Poland Spring a ‘colossal fraud,’ selling groundwater

A group of bottled water drinkers have brought a class action lawsuit against the company behind Poland Spring, alleging that the Maine business has long deceived consumers by mislabeling common groundwater.

Bishop Deeley appoints Fr. Greenleaf as a vicar general

Bishop Robert P. Deeley announced Aug. 15, 2017, he has appointed Fr. Daniel P. Greenleaf as a vicar general for the Diocese of Portland.

Beware of scammers posing as Maine State Chamber

Rita Stoddard, office and database manager for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, urges businesses to be aware of a recent scam involving callers purporting to be from the chamber.

How Maine can be in a drought, even during record rainfall

Maine has been getting more rain and snow each year, in part because of more intense storms brought on by climate change, yet the state is still experiencing droughts, according to weather forecasters and climatologists.

Maine students leave college with an average of nearly $30,000 of debt, report finds

Maine students leave school with the 15th highest rate of of college debt in the nation, according to a report released Thursday by a student loan refinancing and consolidation group.

Tractor trailer rolls over in Masardis

A truck hauling wood chips rolled over on Route 11 in Masardis Tuesday afternoon, hitting a telephone pole and rupturing the vehicle’s fuel tank.

Correctional officer faces felony charge after shooting another officer

A former Cumberland County correctional officer pleaded not guilty Monday at the Capital Judicial Center to a felony charge in connection with an accidental shooting, according to a prosecutor.

Man who killed two in 2015 rampage gets life for murders

An Aroostook County man who killed two people and wounded three others in a two-county rampage over two days in July 2015, was sentenced Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to life in prison.

Family dog that mauled newborn to be euthanized

No charges will be filed in the July 29 mauling death of an infant in Bangor, but the dog will be euthanized, Bangor police said.

Drought conditions beginning to reappear in parts of Maine

Despite a wet spring, abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions are developing in parts of the state.

Barresi Saucier to take Agency on Aging helm

Dr. Ken Phelps, chair of the Aroostook Agency on Aging Board of Directors, announced Aug. 2 that Joy Barresi Saucier will take over as the agency’s executive director as of Oct. 1, 2017.

USDA distributes oral rabies vaccines

Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, will distribute oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits approximately Aug. 3 through Aug. 7 in northeastern Maine.

Driver falls asleep, crashes into pole in Bridgewater

U.S. Route 1 in Bridgewater was closed to traffic for about an hour Tuesday afternoon after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a utility pole, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.

Border Patrol interstate checkpoint nabs ‘several’ aliens

Motorists heading south on Interstate 95 last week were in for a surprise as traffic came to a standstill just south of Sherman thanks to an immigration checkpoint conducted by the U.S. Border Patrol.

St. John Valley schools to start with some new administrative faces

Children and their families in the St. John Valley still have some summer vacation time left before school starts.

Aroostook school districts welcome additional funding from state

When legislators approved a state budget for fiscal year 2017-18 last month, many school districts received some surprisingly pleasant news.

Maine officials seek details on browntail moths

Have you seen fat, fuzzy white moths around your lights over the past three weeks? If so they may be Browntail Moths (they have brown bodies).

Kaci Hickox drops lawsuit for ‘Bill of Rights’ in quarantine cases

A former Maine nurse who was quarantined in New Jersey when she returned to the U.S. from treating Ebola patients in Africa in 2014 has settled her lawsuit against the governor, according to filings in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey.

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