Wendy Watkins
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Aroostook slash pile fire takes 4 hours, 6,500 gallons to contain (opens the original)
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A slash pile fire in a gravel pit east of Adams Road in Connor Township in Aroostook County burned for approximately four hours Friday night before crews contained it, according to Caribou Fire & Ambulance. The Maine Forest Service reported smoke in the area at approximately 9:15 p.m., and multiple calls to 911 reporting the fire followed. The exact location of the fire was difficult to determine with flames and smoke visible from Route 1 in Connor. Crews eventually located the fire, an approxim
BIW union ratifies 5-year contract with 17% pay boost (opens the original)
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Nearly 4,500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union at Bath Iron Works voted this weekend to ratify a five-year contract that includes wage increases and stronger workplace protections, with no concessions. The new agreement takes effect Monday and runs through Aug. 24, 2031, according to a statement issued by the union. The agreement, unanimously recommended by the negotiating committee, delivers a 17% general wage increase in the first year, followed
Photos: Zach Top brings ‘Cold Beer & Country Music’ to Bangor’s waterfront (opens the original)
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Zach Top brought his “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour” to the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor on Saturday night, with the Marcus King Band opening the show. Top, a Washington state native, has quickly become one of country music’s rising stars. His album “Cold Beer & Country Music” landed on several “Best of 2024” lists from Rolling Stone, Billboard and the New York Times, and he was named the 2025 ACM New Male Artist of the Year. Marcus King, a South Carolina singer and guitarist known for
Man arrested after allegedly shooting at moving car in Lebanon (opens the original)
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A 19-year-old Lebanon man was arrested early Saturday after allegedly pulling alongside another vehicle on Route 202 and firing several rounds into it, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting was reported at approximately 2 a.m., when a driver told deputies that a black sedan pulled next to his vehicle and fired several rounds into his car. He said two rounds struck his car — one piercing the driver’s side door and another hitting a tire, disabling the vehicle. The driver was
Greenfield ATV crash causes serious injuries and ignites wildland fire (opens the original)
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An ATV crash Friday left a rider with life-threatening injuries and sparked a small fire in Greenfield, according to the Milford fire and rescue department. Milford and Greenbush fire departments responded to County Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. After the crash the ATV came to rest against a tree and caught fire, igniting a roughly quarter-acre wildland fire that crews quickly extinguished. The rider was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Old Town Fire Rescue provi
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