AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSearsmont Mill Tragedy: A silo fire at Robbins Lumber turned into a deadly explosion Friday, killing 27-year-old Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross and leaving eight injured still being treated at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, with others transferred out of state; investigators say the scene was “chaotic” and the cause could take time as crews work hotspots. Honor & Community Response: Cross was brought from the medical examiner’s office in Augusta to a funeral home in Belfast via an honorable transfer, with hundreds of firefighters and residents lining the route. Local Business Update: Five Below is opening a new Bangor store Sunday. Statewide Note: UNE’s 2026 commencement drew nearly 1,400 graduates, with students representing all 16 Maine counties. Other Headlines: Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger cap was partially overturned by a federal judge, and Maine is in peak moose-collision season—watch for higher crash risk on I-95.
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