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increase font size Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination. Share Nathan Saunders, whose well was contaminated by sludge that was spread on nearby fields, poses Thursday in front of the field located directly across the street from his home in Fairfield. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer FAIRFIELD — For 32 of its 33 years in this quiet corner of central Maine farm country, the Saunders family has reveled in the solitude, the wi...

increase font size Motorcyclist injured in Standish crash in critical condition Ralph Belmont, 65, of Poland was riding a BMW when it crashed into a car Saturday on Route 113. Share The motorcyclist who suffered serious injuries in a collision with a car Saturday in Standish is in critical condition at a Portland hospital. Ralph Belmont, 65, of Poland was taken by ambulance to Maine Medical Center after his 1976 BMW motorcycle collided with a car driven by Isabel Dawson, 19, of Portland around 4:37 p.m. A hospital spokesperson said Belmont was in critical condition Sunday evening. Capt. Kerr...

increase font size Read Article LEWISTON • Quinn Wesley, 28, of 50 Fairmount St., on charges of failure to provide correct name and date of birth and violating conditions of release, 9:47 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Bates and Birch streets. • Joshua Smith, 42, of 151 Crowley Road, on a charge of violating conditions of release, 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 14, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge. • Rosemary Garcia, 50, of 25 Howe St., on a charge of probation hold, 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 17, at 25 Howe St. • Ricky Whitney, 44, of 33 Winter St., on warrant on affidavit/sexual exploitation...

increase font size Read Article • Charles E. Eldon, 23, of 5 Riverside Drive, Rumford, on charges of domestic violence assault and violation of condition of release, 9:11 a.m. Monday in Rumford by Rumford Police Department. • Calvin J. Goldrup, 22, of 1390 Forest Ave., Portland, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 10:46 p.m. Wednesday in Hiram by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Mitchell L. Maddocks, 58, of 47 Old County Road, Bryant Pond, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 7:59 p.m. Thursday in Bryant Pond by Maine State Police. • Alexander Ojeda, 40, of 8 South...

Alfred Vanranst, 36, Boston, MA, operating after license suspension on Feb. 21, 2013, dismissed. Michael Watson, 40, Prairieville, LA, operating after license suspension on March 20, 2013, dismissed. David F. Paquette, 43, Mexico, gross sexual assault on Nov. 28, 2012, probation revocation, sentenced to 18 years with all but three years suspended, probation 10 years. Christine E. Mitchell, 35, Portland, operating vehicle without license on Aug. 12, 2013, dismissed. Todd H. Thykeson, 50, Gladehill, VA, operating vehicle without license on Aug. 12, 2013, dismissed. Mark Fagan, 38, Avon, disorde...