West Paris Water District says it expects the problem to be resolved by Aug. 1, following installation of a new reservoir roof and chlorination of the water.
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Don’t eat the romaine lettuce
Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli contamination. The CDC told consumers to throw away any romaine lettuce they may already have purchased. […]
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Bridgton beach reopens after E. coli
Highland Lake Beach in Bridgton has reopened after town officials were forced to close it twice in two weeks because of high levels of E. coli. The popular public beach was closed to swimming Friday because of high bacteria levels, but reopened Monday after tests showed levels of E. coli were within the acceptable range, […]
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Otisfield beach reopens after water test comes back clean
OTISFIELD — Less than a week after closing the town beach on Pleasant Lake because of E. coli bacteria in the water, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the beach is open again. Pastore wrote on the town’s website that Friday morning’s test of Pleasant Lake “came back clean,” and that the beach would be reopened […]
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Otisfield beach area closed because of bacteria
OTISFIELD — Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore told selectmen Wednesday evening that that the town beach on Pleasant Lake will be closed until further notice because of E. coli bacteria in the water. Pastore said she recently was notified by residents that children swimming in the lake were getting sick after getting out of the water. […]
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Maine restaurants improvise amid E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce
If it’s not made with romaine lettuce, is it still a Caesar salad? Some local restaurants are setting aside culinary correctness during the romaine lettuce E. coli scare, erring on the side of caution by substituting other varieties of lettuce for romaine on their menus until they are given the all-clear in a recent outbreak […]
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Consumers told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday told consumers to throw away any store-bought romaine lettuce they have in their kitchens and warned restaurants not to serve it amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in several states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its warning […]
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Lewiston Rep’s bill requires hand- washing facilities at petting areas
AUGUSTA (AP) — Before you touch that goat, wash your hands. Lewiston Democrat Roger Fuller’s bill would require hand-washing facilities or disinfectant at areas where the public can touch livestock and other animals, including fowl. His bill’s set for a Thursday hearing. Fuller’s bill doesn’t apply to domestic pets and requires signs emphasizing hand-washing’s importance. […]
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80 sick Boston College students say they ate at Chipotle
BOSTON — Boston College said Tuesday the number of students complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle this weekend has climbed to 80, up from the 30 it reported the previous day. The illnesses come as Chipotle’s sales are already being slammed by a multi-state outbreak of E. coli linked to its restaurants. […]
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CDC says it can’t link toddlers’ E. coli cases to Oxford fair
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention could not connect the recent E. coli-related illnesses of two children to the Oxford County Fair or anything else. The CDC has closed its investigation and labeled the cause of the E. coli undetermined. “The reality is that the majority of cases we investigate end up […]