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Maine heating prices continue to fall

AUGUSTA — A Maine government survey shows the state’s heating prices are continuing to slide downward. The Governor’s Energy Office said Thursday that the latest survey put the average statewide price at $2.08 per gallon. That’s down another 9 cents over the last two weeks. The average kerosene price of $2.67 was nine cents lower, […]

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New RSU 9 buses fueled by propane

FARMINGTON — RSU 9 is powering four 2015 school buses with liquid propane. “It’s better for the environment. It’s doing the right thing, plus it is a U.S. product,” David Leavitt, director of RSU support services, said Monday. The district entered into a lease-purchase agreement in August for the Blue Bird buses at $365,390. The […]

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SAD 17 off the hook for cost of oil spill cleanup

HEBRON — While the cost to clean up more than 1,500 gallons of oil that leaked out of the Hebron Station School basement tank last December is unknown, the SAD 17 school district is not picking up the tab. SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts and Jessamine Logan, spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Protection, both […]

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Maine home heating fuel prices soar

AUGUSTA — The cost of a gallon of home heating oil in Maine has jumped 7 cents in the past week to an average of $3.87. The Governor’s Energy Office announced Monday that its weekly heating fuel price survey showed that the cost of kerosene and propane is also on the rise. Heating fuel prices […]

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Cracked wheel may have caused New Brunswick train derailment

Lead investigator Guy Laporte said a crack in a wheel near the front of the train caused the wheel to loosen from the axel, resulting in the derailment of that wheel set. But Laporte said it’s too early to determine what caused the train to leave the tracks late Tuesday derailed in the sparsely populated […]

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LePage declares civil emergency to aid propane deliveries

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issues a limited emergency proclamation on Friday to ensure that heating fuel delivery trucks can operate for extra hours in light of frigid temperatures and a propane shortage across Maine. The governor’s proclamation waives U.S. Department of Transportation rules and extends the hours of service for heating fuel transport and […]

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Survey: Propane prices surge in Maine

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Governor’s Energy Office says heating oil and kerosene prices are unchanged from two weeks ago but propane has risen 9 cents since late October. Officials say the statewide price for propane was $2.76, which is 3 cents higher than last week. Meanwhile, heating oil was $3.53 per gallon and kerosene was […]

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Maine heating oil prices remain steady

AUGUSTA — State officials say heating fuel prices in Maine are “relatively stable” as the winter heating season approaches. The latest weekly price survey by the governor’s energy office finds an average statewide price of $3.53 cents per gallon for Number 2 heating oil and $3.94 per gallon for kerosene. Both prices have dropped a […]