Washington County

Preliminary findings of a fatal accident in January at the Woodland Pulp paper mill were released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

“It’s a complex project,” said the port authority’s director. Users include commercial fishing, aquaculture, cruise ships, transient boaters, state and federal agencies and international shipping.

U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who co-chairs the Senate Arctic Caucus, is asking the U.S. Coast Guard to select Maine as the homeport for one of its new generation of icebreakers.

In Piscataquis County, the van will stop at the Piscataquis Community Center, at 48 Park St. in Dover-Foxcroft, the last Wednesday of each month, starting April 29. 

Superfund sites in the Hancock County town of Brooksville and in the Washington County town of Meddybemps are on the EPA' list of national priorities.

Over the past couple of years, Eastport has seen targeted growth in the cruise ship market.

The system will supply 36% of the company's electricity needs at the plant, and is expected to deliver an estimated $218,000 in savings over the lifetime of the installation.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.

Tara Perruzzi brings more than 30 years of retail and commercial banking experience to her new role. 

Woodland Pulp and St. Croix Chipping, both in Baileyville, cited "a very challenging global pulp market from a pricing point of view."