Of the 17 cars that derailed late Tuesday in New Brunswick province, five contain crude oil and four contain propane, said Claude Mongeau, the chief executive of CN Rail. Some of the propane cars are venting and some of the crude cars are burning, he said. “It is contained, but it is evolving,” Mongeau said. […]
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After near-death experience, Caribou woman cherishes family most
CARIBOU — Just five months after Jeanine Watson of Caribou married her husband Paul, and less than an hour before their first official Christmas together as husband and wife, she was technically dead in the skies above a forlorn stretch of Maine. What had started out as a big Christmas Eve party for family and […]
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Caribou man dies of injuries suffered in weekend ATV crash
NEW SWEDEN — A Caribou man who was severely injured in an ATV crash in Aroostook County over the weekend has died. Marvin Hedstrom, 76, died Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. MacDonald said Wednesday that Hedstrom died from the injuries he suffered […]
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Balloonist’s trans-Atlantic attempt ends in Newfoundland
Few details are available on what cut Jonathan Trappe’s cluster balloon flight short, but according to a post he made on his Facebook page he is in a remote location. “Landed safe, at an alternate location. Remote,” Trappe posted around 7:45 p.m. “I put the exposure canopy up on the boat. Will stay here for […]
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Maine-based engineering firm up to 95 workers
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine-based engineering firm in northern New England has expanded its staff to about 95 employees. S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., of Bangor recently acquired Summit CMT, a construction materials testing company, from CES, Inc., a Brewer-based engineering services and surveying firm. Summit is moving to Cole’s offices in Augusta and Gray. Cole […]
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Caribou hits 91, a record
CARIBOU (AP) — Warm weather that’s taken hold over New England led to a new record in northern Maine. The National Weather Service says the temperature climbed to 91 degrees Sunday in Caribou, breaking the old record of 90 degrees that had stood since 1943. The region is in for a stretch of continued sunny, […]