People in Rumford may not know me personally, but I am intimately acquainted with the geology and hydro-geology of Rumford and the Ellis Aquifer. I’m the state geologist emeritus, which is a fancy way of saying I’m the retired Maine state geologist and director of the Maine Geological Survey. I directed the mapping of Maine’s […]
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Support for Poland Spring
Rumford voters will be making an important decision concerning Poland Spring plans to operate in their community. As a citizen of Fryeburg, I have seen how much my community has benefited from having Poland Spring here. Although I am a selectman in Fryeburg, I am speaking as an individual who clearly stated my support for […]
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Water isn’t being renewed fast enough
I think Peter Vigue is wrong about Poland Spring (column, Sun Journal, Oct. 9). Indiscriminately taking water out of the ground for bottling, or any other purpose, depletes a resource that, so far this year, is not being renewed. That same Sun Journal featured articles describing the extent of the present drought, with wells going […]
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In rebuttal: We need more businesses like Poland Spring
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan community is lucky to have corporate partners like Poland Spring. In fact, Maine needs more businesses like Poland Spring that want to grow and invest in our economy and contribute to local charities and schools. Poland Spring has invested more than $430 million into the economy of the state of Maine, spends […]
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Poland Spring Water truck rolls over in Casco
CASCO — A Poland Spring Water tanker rolled over Monday morning on Route 11, sending the driver to Bridgton Hospital with minor injuries and closing the busy road. Just before 7 a.m., Mark Ormsby, 55, of Westbrook apparently lost control of the water-filled tanker while running down a particularly curvy stretch of road, according to […]