Wilton Water and Wastewater Superintendent Dalton Plante told the Select Board on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the department is waiting on easements before moving forward with the water transmission line project.
PFAS
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Businesses seek changes in Maine’s first-in-the-nation PFAS ban
Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
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Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Farmington-based school district moves forward on turf fundraiser
Regional School Unit 9 directors also approved a proposal by the club to give naming rights to certain facilities at Caldwell Field at Mt. Blue High School.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 heavily debates synthetic turf
After a lengthy discussion on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors voted to allow the Mt. Blue High School All Sports Boosters to fundraise to replace current soccer fields with Astro Turf.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton Select Board starts new year on old business
The Wilton Board of Selectpersons convened on Tuesday, Jan. 2, to follow-up on previous business from prior Select Board meetings.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
PFAS found in almost 1,000 products sold in Maine, so far
From shampoo to school supplies, dog treats to dishware, the brand names that admit to using forever chemicals are ubiquitous.
Posted inMaine, News
As Maine intensifies ‘forever chemical’ testing, one-third of sampled Unity water wells deemed unsafe
Of 91 water wells tested recently in Unity by the state, 33 of those had higher PFAS levels than what Maine considers safe.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Zippers used by clothing brands found to contain ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS can lead to conditions like kidney cancer, high cholesterol and thyroid disease.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
‘Forever chemical’ bans face hard truth: Many can’t be replaced
Minnesota and Maine have passed legislation to effectively outlaw the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in nearly all products by the early 2030s.