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Average Tank of Fuel Oil in Maine Now $475. More Expensive Compared to February
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (276+ words) The cost of heating fuel in Maine has remained above $5 per gallon, according to the Maine Department of Energy Resources (DOER). Heating oil's per gallon price tag of $5.37 per gallon represents a 41 percent increase since February. As of March 30, kerosene…...
Sanford Man Faces Multiple Theft Charges in Alleged Unlicensed CDL Training Scheme
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (759+ words) Sanford Man Faces Multiple Theft Charges in Alleged Unlicensed CDL Training Scheme'The Maine Wire Sanford Man Faces Multiple Theft Charges in Alleged Unlicensed CDL Training Scheme SANFORD, Maine " A Sanford man is facing multiple felony charges after Maine investigators alleged…...
MSP Investigating Fatal Crash on I-95 in Newport
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (274+ words) NEWPORT, Maine " A fatal crash late Tuesday night shut down portions of Interstate 95 in Newport after a passenger vehicle stopped in the northbound travel lane was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to Maine State Police. Police said the crash happened…...
Professional Bolivian Clowns Take To The Streets After Getting Booted From Classrooms
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (52+ words) Professional Bolivian Clowns Take To The Streets After Getting Booted From Classrooms'The Maine Wire Professional Bolivian Clowns Take To The Streets After Getting Booted From Classrooms In full clown dress, including the telltale red noses, clowns in Bolivia aren't laughing....
Maine to Receive $43 Million in Federal Funding for High-Efficiency Heat Pump Water Heaters
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (451+ words) Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday that Maine is now slated to receive $43 million in federal funding to support the installation of high-efficiency heat pump water heaters. This money comes through the New England Heat Pump Accelerator, described by the governor…...
Tour Bus Carrying Massachusetts Children Catches Fire in NH
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (234+ words) A tour bus carrying Massachusetts seventh and eighth graders caught fire in New Hampshire on Friday, but a swift evacuation saved all students from injury. [RELATED: Two Belfast Men Charged With Arson After Early Morning Structure Fire] At around 6:30 p.m., NH…...
New Mainer? Rollover Crash of Truck Carrying Liquid Nitrogen Prompts Rockport Road Closure
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (677+ words) A truck carrying liquid nitrogen rolled over in Rockport on Wednesday morning, prompting a temporary road closure, as authorities provide scant details. [RELATED: Department Of Transportation Slams Brakes On Illegal Trucking Licenses With Loophole Closure Now In Effect] The Rockport…...
Chili's In Bangor: ‘Come As You Are, Well, All We Ask Is That You're Wearing Clothes’
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (69+ words) Chili's In Bangor: "Come As You Are, Well, All We Ask Is That You're Wearing Clothes'The Maine Wire Chili's In Bangor: "Come As You Are, Well, All We Ask Is That You're Wearing Clothes' The Chili's restaurant chain is making…...
EPA Eases Fuel Restrictions in Effort to Lower Rising Gas Prices Caused by Iran War
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (437+ words) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that it is temporarily easing fuel standards amid skyrocketing gas prices caused by the Iran war. [RELATED: Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Reversal of 2009 Greenhouse Gas Declaration] "I just signed…...
Sanford Man Accused of Running Fake CDL School as Competitor Says DMV Was Warned Years Ago
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (588+ words) SANFORD, Maine " A Sanford man accused of running a fraudulent commercial driver's license school in York County was allegedly training students for years before state investigators brought charges, according to a competing truck driving school owner who says he warned…...