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PublishedJanuary 28, 2021
Group, state representatives call for sweeping action in Maine in response to ‘forever chemicals’
Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating "forever chemicals" in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Potential tax on Paycheck Protection Program loans leaves businesses nervous
Under Gov. Janet Mills's budget proposal, Maine businesses would have to pay state income taxes on the forgivable federal loans.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach
Patrick MacRoy, deputy director for Defend Our Health, joins other health advocates in calling upon the state to implement stricter and more thorough guidelines when it comes to testing water, food products and sludge for forever chemicals.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Renowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich helps mobilize action on Fairfield water contamination
Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the "forever chemicals" poisoning of local water wells wasn't being investigated enough, says "these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen."
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
Fairfield man suffers heart attack, dies while driving in Hebron
Daniel Sawtelle, 56, died at the scene on Merrill Hill Road.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2021
Number of wells in Fairfield contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 29
"I feel like our right to clean water has been ripped away from us," said Ashley Gooldrup, a homeowner on the Howe Road in Fairfield whose well has been contaminated with forever chemicals.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Farmington man injured in Monday night crash in Fairfield
Police said speed and road conditions may have been factors in the crash, and authorities said the driver was not wearing his seatbelt at the time.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash sentenced to juvenile detention center until 21
‘Thank you to the DA's office for never giving up. Thank you to the judge who made the right decision,’ said Sheila Porfirio, whose son Tommy Porfirio was one of the three youths killed in a February car crash.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2020
Canceled fundraisers leave surplus of poinsettias as Fairfield, Manchester florists seek new markets
Sunset Flowerland and Greenhouses along with Longfellow's Greenhouse are looking for ways to sell their stock of poinsettias after fundraisers and church events were canceled because of the pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2020
Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash pleads guilty to all charges
The state has called for Timothy Silva, 17, to serve four years in a juvenile detention center while defense attorneys argued the court should implement a suspended sentence and have Silva put on probation.
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