Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.
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Q&A: Why are lithium-ion batteries starting so many fires?
The portable, rechargeable batteries are used in everything from power tools to pacemakers. As they have become more common in recent years, so have the fires they start.
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‘Cheap knockoff’ lithium-ion batteries spark garage fire in Winslow
The fire early Monday, which officials said was caused by power tool batteries and destroyed a garage, was the latest in a string of fires sparked by overheated lithium-ion batteries.
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Chelsea’s welcome sign to return after being replaced by a religious message
For several weeks, travelers on River Road in Chelsea have been greeted by a ‘Jesus Saves’ sign where the town’s ‘Welcome to Chelsea’ sign had stood for years; the sign is scheduled to be replaced Friday.
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Watch: Fire destroys warehouse at Chelsea shed, mobile home manufacturing facility
Firefighters from at least eight communities responded Sunday afternoon to New England Rent to Own at at 65 River Road, where video showed sheds engulfed in flames.
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UMaine Farmington names student researchers as Michael Wilson Scholars
A competitive undergraduate research grant supports top student academic and creative work.
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Jay man indicted on sexual assault charges involving young child in Augusta
Kenneth Marin, 60, was indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury recently on several charges stretching back more than a decade.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
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Defendant charged with working at illegal central Maine cannabis grow says he has not ‘received a paycheck yet’ after ‘years’
Lincoln County investigators say they are continuing to process evidence collected at local homes they said were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.
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Video: See what police found at a marijuana growing operation in a Chelsea home
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation at a Cooper Road home, and 900 marijuana plants were confiscated.