HEBRON — State environmental and health officials told parents Tuesday that a carbon filtration system will be in place shortly to ensure that Hebron Station School’s well water will pose no threat to students and staff. Once the filtration system is in place, the Department of Environmental Protection is expected to lift a “do not […]
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Students to return to Hebron school where oil spilled
HEBRON — Oxford Hills School District officials got permission Friday to implement a new water system that will allow Hebron Station students to go to their school Monday. The approval was the last step to ensure that all safety measures were in place to allow the students back to school after an oil spill two […]
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State still investigating Hebron school oil spill
HEBRON — The Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday that no responsibility has been assigned for what will probably be an expensive and long-term effort to clean up thousands of gallons of heating oil that spilled at the Hebron Station School two weeks ago. “We have not made a determination on the responsible party yet,” […]
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Hebron students going to high school; leaked oil found under school basement
HEBRON — Students from Hebron Station School will attend classes in Paris at least through Wednesday, while the state develops a plan to clean up 1,900 gallons of heating oil underneath the school’s basement slab. School Superintendent Rick Colpitts announced Monday that students would attend Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Tests showed the […]
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Hebron school will remain closed Monday as oil cleanup continues
HEBRON — Elementary school staff and students will report to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Monday as efforts continue to clean up an oil spill at Hebron Station School over the holiday break. “The air-quality tests were not completed in time,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Friday afternoon. The Maine Department […]
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1,900-gallon oil spill closes Hebron Station School
HEBRON — Classes at Hebron Station School have been canceled until further notice while the school district and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection deal with the fallout from a heating oil spill. A DEP response team was on site Tuesday, determining the extent of the spill that occurred last week and how to proceed […]