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A days-long manhunt forced many Maine residents to grieve in isolation. On Halloween weekend, they took their first steps after the shooting as a community.

A days-long manhunt forced many Maine residents to grieve in isolation. On Halloween weekend, they took their first steps after the shooting as a community.

Dave Madore stopped by Just-In-Time Recreation, formerly Sparetime Recreation, and Schemengees Bar and Grille on Sunday with his family.

Flowers, signs, carved pumpkins, and crosses were placed as makeshift memorials outside the bar and bowling alley where 18 people were killed and 13 were injured Wednesday night.

In fact, the approach in Maine – banning the spread on farmland because of PFAS risks – directly opposes the tack by eco-conscious California. Here's how the science is evolving.

The only site in the state that takes wastewater sludge can no longer accept it because it doesn't have enough dry waste like construction debris and household waste to mix with the wet material to create a stable landfill.

Manufacturers who sell products in Maine had until Jan. 1 to report intentionally-added PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," to the state's Department of Environmental Protection.

The designation of these so-called "forever chemicals," is still subject to rulemaking, but could eventually require manufacturers to report spills and force some to pay for cleanup.

The six-month moratorium will give the town time to decide how much control it wants to exert over development proposals, including one from a Virginia-based company that's already generated local opposition.