Maine towns’ trash disposal future in limbo as buyer sought for beleaguered plant

The Municipal Review Committee updated members Wednesday on its efforts to find a new buyer and operator after Coastal Maine LLC suspended operations last month at the Fiberight plant in Hampden.

Central Maine towns want Hampden trash plant using Fiberight technology to reopen

Since Coastal Resources LLC suspended operations May 28 after being unable to get a $14.7 million loan, area towns have been sending their trash to Waste Management-Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, but they hope Coastal will be back up and running with help from the Municipal Review Committee.

Thorndike’s West graduates from Castleton University

Plymouth State University fall president’s list

Labul, Bobrowski, Dodge, Perkins, Powers and Hunt earn academic recognition.

Fiberight waste facility opens doors after delays, serving central Maine region

After more than a year of delays, the Hampden-based trash-to-fuel plant is processing trash from 115 Maine communities, and hopes to see that number climb.

Thorndike man, 33, hospitalized after being shot twice by state trooper

Stephen H. McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says Eric Fitzpatrick is being treated for two gunshots wounds after he was shot by a state trooper.

Mount View High School evacuated after staff detects smell of gas

Within one minute of the initial call to Thorndike, fire departments from Freedom, Unity and Montville also responded.

Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names

Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.

Communities keep diverting trash as they wait for planned Hampden facility

Officials say the long-term benefits of perfecting the state-of-the-art equipment are worth the wait, and local towns claim the delay has not caused much trouble for them.

Thorndike’s Bicentennial to be celebrated Sept. 14

Parade will kick off festivities at 10 a.m. in Thorndike Village.