BALDWIN (AP) — The driver of a Poland Spring tractor-trailer water tanker is expected to be OK after his rig rolled in Baldwin, trapping him inside the cab. Police said the truck was headed south on Route 113 at about 4 p.m. Sunday when the driver lost control on the ice while negotiating a curve. […]
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Inside Poland Spring
In 1845, Hiram Ricker founded Poland Spring. He was a forward thinker, and began to market drinking water. Many thought him crazy for believing people would actually pay for something they could find free in most places. Today, over $100 billion is spent on bottled water each year and Poland Spring — now a subsidiary […]
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Maine PUC chairman recuses himself in Fryeburg-Poland Spring water case
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Public Utilities Commission chairman is removing himself from a case involving the Fryeburg Water District and the company that owns Poland Spring bottled water. Thomas Welch had come under pressure to recuse himself because he represented Nestle Waters North America, which owns Poland Spring, until his appointment to the PUC […]
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Tests show Lake Auburn free of algae bloom
AUBURN — Last summer’s fish-killing algae bloom has not returned to Lake Auburn this year, according to water quality officials. “We hope it never happens again. But if it does, we want to be ahead of it,” said Water Quality Manager Mary Jane Dillingham. She’s in charge of water quality testing for the Auburn Water […]
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Water pollution is main concern for Hartford committee
HARTFORD — When the Road Committee discusses the upcoming project on Gurney Hill Road and other projects, their main concern is to assure that there will be no water or wetland pollution. Road Committee Chairman Harley Swanson said that he, Selectman Jack Plumley and Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson met at Gurney Hill Road and formed an informal […]
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Boil-water order in effect in part of Jay
JAY — A boil-water order is in effect until at least Tuesday afternoon due to a waterline break on Smith Avenue on Saturday. Customers of the Jay Village Water District who had no water Saturday should boil water until test results are known, Superintendent Mike Wells said Monday. It was the fourth break in the […]
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Board approves modified sewer bill
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to approve a modified sewer bill for the owner of a 13-unit apartment building, as allowed under the town’s sewer ordinance. If the board had not agreed to follow a provision under the ordinance, the bill would have been $11,118 for the year, instead of the modified amount of $6,503. […]
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Bridge over Pennesseewassee Stream to arrive on Thursday
NORWAY — A footbridge to span Pennesseewassee Stream from Water Street to Main Street is set to arrive Thursday morning. Town Manager David Holt said the prefabricated bridge is due to arrive between 9 and 10 a.m., Aug. 22. A crane will place the bridge on the foundation of a previous bridge between the Water […]