Bangor Daily News
Maine paper mill employees asked for safety monitors for decades. It took 2 deaths to get them.
After a gas leak that killed two men in January, Woodland Pulp is making safety upgrades to bring it in line with other mills, union reps say.
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2mFamily of man electrocuted at Bangor job site files wrongful death lawsuit
It was 19-year-old Brady Andrews' first day on the job.
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1mBicyclist dies in Maine hit-and-run crash
Jeffrey Cookson, 56, died at the scene.
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3mMaine wants dam operator to pay $120K for Penobscot River fish kills
The money would go to support fisheries restoration and improvement in the region.
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2mBar Harbor Historical Society lays off entire staff
The Bar Harbor Historical Society has been operating in a deficit over the past four years.
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2mICE reports record-high immigration arrests and deportations since Trump's return to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that it arrested and deported more people during a recent 12-month period than at any time in its 23-year history. ICE said it deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 9% from its previous high of 442,640 in the same […]