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Coats & Toys for Kids 2024
Join NEWS CENTER Maine as we help families stay warm and spread the holiday cheer with this year's 42nd annual Coats & Toys for Kids campaign. This year will be featuring a one day collection day on December 5th at five different locations throughout Maine. Times for the one day collection are currently to be determined (TBD) at a later date.
Firefighters still on hand more than a week after start of trash fire in Maine
ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) — It’s going to take about two weeks to remove smoldering debris from a Maine town’s trash incinerator after a fire burned in the waste for a week, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters have been stationed continuously at the trash incinerator, which was foreclosed upon in 2023 and bought by Eagle Point Energy Center, since the fire started on Oct. 1. They remained on hand to douse hotspots. Eagle Point suggested a lithium battery started the fire, but the fire chief said the cause of the blaze may never be known. The 6,000 tons (5,443 metric tons) of trash is being removed from a 200-by-400-foot (60-by-120 meter) building in Orrington, a town on the Penobscot River, where the fire started, said Chris Backman, town manager. At one point, smoke from the fire prompted the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to issue an air quality alert. It was deemed to be acceptable this week.
Maine American Red Cross volunteers to provide aid ahead of Hurricane Milton
BANGOR, Maine — As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, the American Red Cross is organizing volunteers, shelters, and relief supplies. Among those taking off to help are volunteers from Maine, including American Red Cross volunteer John Lee who just departed from Bangor International Airport earlier Tuesday afternoon. "In these times...
The Size of the Largest Landfill in Maine is Truly Mind-Blowing
Lately, we have been hearing a lot about garbage in Maine. For the last several days, we have all been keeping an eye on the story of the fire at Eagle Point Energy Center in Orrington. For those who don't know, the plant burns trash in order to generate power....
Voting is Open for the Week 5 High School Athlete of the Week
Voting is now open for the Week 5 High School Athlete of the Week for performances September 30 October 28. Voting will remain open through Thursday October 10th at 11:59 p.m. We will announce the winner on Friday, October 11th. They will join Jackson Faulkingham from the Belfast Foortball Team, the Week 4 Winner, Reed Pambianco from the GSA Boy's Soccer Team, the Week 3 Winner, Nathan Baker from the Old Town High School Golf Team, the Week 2 Winner and Kal Laslie from the Ellsworth Boy's Soccer Team who was the Week 1 High School Athlete of the Week.
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