A Mt. Abram graduate and aerospace engineer has designed an inexpensive, simplified ventilator for some COVID-19 patients, capable of being operated via either a motor or a hand crank. Jim Richards graduated…
[Update April 24, 3:22 p.m.] – Maine Center for Disease Control is now reporting that eight residents and five staff members at Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center have tested positive for COVID-19.…
JAY – Two paper machines at the Androscoggin Mill resumed operations Wednesday, roughly a week after an explosion damaged the facility’s pulp operation. According to a press release provided by Pixelle Specialty…
FARMINGTON – Commissioners discussed possible improvements to county facilities once they reopen at Tuesday’s meeting. Currently, county facilities are closed to the public. The courthouse has signs up asking people not to…
FARMINGTON – Three were arrested Thursday evening, after police executing a search warrant say they found a substance they believe to be crack cocaine and other drug paraphernalia at a Sandy River…
FARMINGTON – The Farmington Police Department announced the promotion of its newest detective this week, elevating Officer Jacob Richards to the position. Police Chief Jack Peck announced via a letter that Richards…
PARKERTOWN TOWNSHIP – A Maine Game Warden pilot located three missing anglers Thursday morning after the trio spent Wednesday night in their vehicle after it got stuck on the Lincoln Pond Road…
JAY – The pulp debris scattered by yesterday’s explosion at the Androscoggin Mill is a minor irritant and should be handled with gloves, Jay Fire & Rescue Chief Mike Booker said Thursday.…
[Update April 16, 9:10 a.m.] – Residents are being asked not to pick up debris from yesterday’s mill explosion until Maine Department of Environmental Protection provides guidance regarding whether the wood fiber…
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9 school board directors approved alterations to the district’s grading policy and graduation requirements at Tuesday’s meeting, opting not to grade assignments after the implementation of remote…