Attorneys familiar with the cases say they are unaware of any that have gone to trial and know of only one that’s been settled.
explosion
Posted inNation / World
U.S. officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast
Federal authorities have identified the man they say is responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville and say that he died in the explosion
advertisement
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Explosion shakes Irving refinery in New Brunswick, a major Maine supplier
An explosion and fire Monday at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, could potentially affect Maine’s supply of gas and heating oil. The facility is the largest supplier of the state’s gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil. The president of the Maine Energy Marketers Association said that until the scope of the […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
New York subway bombing injures suspect and 3 other people
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body with Velcro and zip ties set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring him and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour. All four were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries in what […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Man hurt after explosions, fire at Maine manufacturing facility
LIBERTY (AP) — Fire officials say a man was hurt after a manufacturing facility in Liberty caught fire, leading to several explosions because of hazardous materials that were inside. WLBZ-TV reported (http://on.wlbz2.com/2iYZEeK ) fire crews from nearly a dozen towns responded to Magnum Manufacturing Inc. on state Route 3 on Sunday night. Officials say a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
America’s Funniest Videos shows Lewiston teens busting a watermelon
LEWISTON — Local teens performed the Elastic Watermelon Challenge last summer and a video of their attempt was aired Sunday night on “America’s Funniest Videos.” Logan Morin and Luke DeCoster, 13-year-old students at Lewiston Middle School, got together with a few neighborhood friends to wrap over 1,000 rubber bands around the middle of a watermelon […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Hazardous chemicals removed from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
PARIS — Two hazardous chemicals found during a routine inspection of a physics lab at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School have been removed, Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors this week. He said the chemicals were bromine and iodine, which were removed because they had expired dates. They were disposed of at a U.S. Environmental Protection […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico police investigating mailbox explosion at local church
MEXICO — Police continue to investigate the cause of a small explosion at the First Baptist Church that left their mailbox destroyed and their sign damaged, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said that his officers responded at 11:05 a.m. July 5 to a report from First Baptist Church on Roxbury Road that […]
Posted inNew England, sj-web
New Hampshire police officer dies in shooting before fire
Suspected gunman Michael Nolan, 47, was presumed dead Monday after a late afternoon fire demolished the duplex in a tree-lined neighborhood restricted to people 55 and older. State Attorney General Joseph Foster said Monday night that Brentwood Police Officer Stephen Arkell, 48, answered the domestic dispute call at about 4 p.m. and was fatally shot […]
Posted inNation / World, New England, sj-web
Officials probe explosion at N.H. plant that injured 15
Monday afternoon’s blast at the New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc. plant in Peterborough is being investigated but all indications were that it was an industrial-related incident, said Peterborough Fire Department spokesman Eric Bowman. There didn’t appear to be any environmental damage. Plant machine operator Paul Clark said he was outside in the parking lot when […]