Without action, Old Town residents worry town will be ‘sacrifice zone’ to Juniper Ridge

Without action, Old Town residents worry town will be ‘sacrifice zone’ to Juniper Ridge

More than 50 residents, advocates and members of the Penobscot Nation gathered in Old Town on May 4, 2025 to protest the expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/Maine Morning Star)Whenever Ed Spencer sees a forecast for northeasterly wind, he and his wife brace themselves. Often, the winds carry the smell of rotting waste from Juniper Ridge Landfill, which sits less than two miles from their home.  The odor is a remind…