HEBRON — The Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday that no responsibility has been assigned for what will probably be an expensive and long-term effort to clean up thousands of gallons of heating oil that spilled at the Hebron Station School two weeks ago. “We have not made a determination on the responsible party yet,” […]
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Hebron students going to high school; leaked oil found under school basement
HEBRON — Students from Hebron Station School will attend classes in Paris at least through Wednesday, while the state develops a plan to clean up 1,900 gallons of heating oil underneath the school’s basement slab. School Superintendent Rick Colpitts announced Monday that students would attend Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Tests showed the […]
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Hebron collision wrecks three vehicles; no one injured
HEBRON — A three-car accident shut down Route 119 for approximately an hour Monday morning. No one was injured in the collision on the icy and wet road about a mile east of Hebron center, Deputy Josh Wyman of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said. According to Wyman, a Ford Explorer driven by Jeremy Thompson, […]
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Hebron fisherman featured in new Animal Planet TV show
MECHANIC FALLS — Chad Jordan never minded the TV cameras and crew. The four-person team that followed him nonstop for three months last spring did its best to stay out of his way, he said. “They tried to let you do your own thing,” Jordan said. It was the talking about what he does — […]
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Hebron school will remain closed Monday as oil cleanup continues
HEBRON — Elementary school staff and students will report to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Monday as efforts continue to clean up an oil spill at Hebron Station School over the holiday break. “The air-quality tests were not completed in time,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Friday afternoon. The Maine Department […]
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Search continues for spilled oil at Hebron school
HEBRON — About 1,800 gallons of heating oil were still unaccounted for Thursday at the Hebron Station School as state Department of Environmental Protection officials tried to find the spilled fuel. A total of 1,900 gallons of oil leaked out of the basement tank Dec. 24 as it was being filled by a driver from […]
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1,900-gallon oil spill closes Hebron Station School
HEBRON — Classes at Hebron Station School have been canceled until further notice while the school district and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection deal with the fallout from a heating oil spill. A DEP response team was on site Tuesday, determining the extent of the spill that occurred last week and how to proceed […]
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Ten students named to District II music ensembles
HEBRON — Hebron Academy Arts Department Chair Jeanine Eschenbach announced that 10 students earned places in music ensembles at the Maine Music Educators Association District II Music Festival. More than 1,200 students in District II, which covers public and private schools from Portland, Yarmouth and Windham to Bethel, Turner and Lewiston/Auburn, auditioned in October at […]