The deal gives the airport board 2 years to clean or replace fire suppression systems, but does not hold the board responsible for off-campus pollution or levy a fine for the largest firefighting foam spill in Maine history.
brunswick naval air station
Posted inMaine, News
Mills signs bill to shut off fire suppression systems with forever chemicals at Brunswick Landing
The bill requires the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to remove all remaining PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the end of the year.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
The decade in Maine business and economy
From the depths of the Great Recession, Maine’s economy began a steady rebound that has allowed some industries to flourish despite a growing worker shortage.
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Jerome J. Guevremont
RANGELEY — Jerome “Frenchie” Guevremont, 77, passed away the evening of Thursday, July 12, with his loving family by his side. Frenchie was born Nov. 10, 1940, in Brockton, Mass. He grew up and was educated in Norton, Massachusetts, graduating from high school there in 1959. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Therese Marie Vaillancourt
LEWISTON — Therese Marie C. (Leblond) Vaillancourt, 93, of Sarah Frye Home, Auburn, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, September 19 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn after a short illness with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on October 3, 1923 the […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Water tests find no contamination near Brunswick Naval Air Station site
BRUNSWICK — Tests examining water quality in more than two dozen private wells near the former Brunswick Naval Air Station have detected no evidence of harmful chemicals in private water systems. The Navy’s tests on 27 private wells in the area between the former base’s southeastern edge and state Route 24 found that levels of […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Clarence R. ‘Reggie’ Rawls
1934 – 2015 LEWISTON — Clarence R. “Reggie” Rawls of 9 Stevens St. died Sunday, Aug. 2, at age 81, at his home with his family by his side, one day shy of his 58th wedding anniversary. Born in Aulander, N.C., May 9, 1934, a son of the late Clarence and Ida Rawls, he was […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Navy says former Brunswick base ordinance site safe for recreation
BRUNSWICK — From 1981-2004, the U.S. Navy used an area called “Site 12” at the Brunswick Naval Air Station for the open-air detonation of small amounts of ordnance. Now, some are saying the site is safe to use for recreation. The Navy presented its case Wednesday at a two-hour public meeting and information session at […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Feds grant $445,000 to help develop former Brunswick Naval Air Station
BRUNSWICK — The redevelopment of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station received a boost Tuesday when the federal government awarded another $445,000 in grant money to continue improvements at Brunswick Executive Airport. The grants, announced by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, were awarded by the U.S. federal Military Airport Program. The money will assist in […]