OXFORD — The Oxford Hills School District Board of Directors has approved a $1.02 million project to install wood pellet boilers at Oxford and Norway elementary schools and interior and exterior LED lighting at five schools. The unanimous vote to contract with Siemens Building Technology occurred at Monday night’s meeting. The $1,024,807 project will replace […]
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Boothbay plan seeking to trim energy use, cost
As we flip on the air conditioners or leave on that summer road trip, consider our power predicament. Coal once produced a larger part of Maine’s power, but the big plants were gradually phased out as dirty and inefficient. Nuclear power met about 20 percent of Maine’s electric demand between 1972 and 1996. That’s when […]
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Sabattus native has a company that turns waste into energy
It happens to us all, almost without thought. You peruse the produce section of your local grocery store and find yourself poring over the tomatoes. Within a couple doubtful touches, you decide on the perfect pairing for your “B” and “L.” But what about the ones that didn’t make the cut? What happens to them? […]
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Dozens still missing after Quebec oil train fire
Franklin County crews respond About 30 people from six Franklin Country fire departments are helping to battle the Quebec fire sparked early Saturday by the derailment of a train carrying crude oil. “It’s been busy,” said Franklin County Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Hardy Saturday evening. “There’s a lot of damage, a lot of destruction. […]