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Owners of Former Orrington Chemical Plant Call State Violation Notice ‘Disappointing’

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ORRINGTON, Maine — The owners of a former chemical manufacturing plant in Orrington say a recent violation notice from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is “disappointing.” In October, the department issued a second violation notice to Mallinckrodt U.S. LLC/Medtronic regarding mercury and other contamination at the site that occurred between 1967 and 2000, citing a lack of meaningful progress on cleanup. Last week, the owners told…See the Story

Owners of Former Orrington Chemical Plant Call State Violation Notice ‘Disappointing’

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Lawmakers talk trash, forever chemicals while touring Maine’s biggest waste facilities

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Maine legislators, advocates and curious residents tour the Eagle Point Energy Center in Orrington, a waste-to-energy facility that can use solid waste to generate up to 25 megawatts of electricity. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine Morning Star)A group of lawmakers, lobbyists, advocates and interested members of the public made a pilgrimage to three of Maine’s waste facilities Wednesday to see for themselves how the state is handling the roughly…Orrington · Orrington Read Article

Baby python found in Orrington yard

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A baby ball python is now residing in a sanctuary in Brunswick after being captured in Orrington — twice. A man from Orrington found the baby ball python slithering through his yard Monday afternoon and attempted to capture it, according to Mason Pellerin, an adoption coordinator at HerpHaven. The man successfully wrangled the foot-long snake into a plastic tub and brought it into his house but didn’t put a lid on the tub, letting the snake esca…Orrington · Orrington Read Article

Parents say Orrington school ignored slurs, injuries and other bullying

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A group of parents is calling for more transparency in the way bullying complaints are handled at Center Drive School.Bullying · Orrington Read Article

Ruling gives new insight into business practices of man in charge of Orrington trash incinerator

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The man in charge of reopening Orrington’s shuttered trash incinerator created a “web of corporate entities,” to transfer electric bills, potentially creating “substantial losses,” for a power company, according to state regulators. The allegations come from a dispute between Evan Coleman and Central Maine Power over unpaid electric bills totalling more than $100,000, which the utility accused Coleman of dodging by “name swapping” accounts. When…Orrington · Orrington Read Article

Orrington says trash incinerator owes nearly $186K in taxes

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The Orrington trash incinerator owes the town nearly $186,000 in unpaid taxes. Eagle Point Energy Center LLC has a tax bill of $176,243 for its trash incinerator at 29 Industrial Way. The bill was due before July 18, 2024, but the company did not pay it, and $9,708 of interest and mailing costs have since accumulated, according to the lien filed by the town Aug. 15 in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds. The facility, named Eagle Point Energy…Taxes · Orrington Read Article

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Owners of Former Orrington Chemical Plant Call State Violation Notice ‘Disappointing’

Owners of Former Orrington Chemical Plant Call State Violation Notice ‘Disappointing’

Lawmakers talk trash, forever chemicals while touring Maine’s biggest waste facilities

Baby python found in Orrington yard

Parents say Orrington school ignored slurs, injuries and other bullying

Ruling gives new insight into business practices of man in charge of Orrington trash incinerator

Orrington says trash incinerator owes nearly $186K in taxes

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Owners of Former Orrington Chemical Plant Call State Violation Notice ‘Disappointing’

Lawmakers talk trash, forever chemicals while touring Maine’s biggest waste facilities

Baby python found in Orrington yard

Parents say Orrington school ignored slurs, injuries and other bullying

Ruling gives new insight into business practices of man in charge of Orrington trash incinerator

Orrington says trash incinerator owes nearly $186K in taxes

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