Portland Press Herald - Dennis Fogg just wanted to make you laugh. Fogg died Tuesday at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer. He was a legend in the local comedy scene – voted New England’s Funniest Comedian twice – and ran the landmark Uncle Andy’s Diner in South Portland for nearly 20 years. Ian Stuart, organizer of the Portland Maine Comedy Festival, said the best way to honor Fogg would be to try the thing that he loved. Just make someone laugh.
The Environmental Protection Agency is giving Brunswick Executive Airport until 2027 to clean or replace its fire suppression systems, but it is not fining the airport or holding it responsible for any off-campus pollution caused by Maine’s biggest ever toxic foam spill.
The consent agreement between the EPA and the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, a quasi-public agency created to revive the Brunswick Naval Air Station after its closure in 2011, was signed last month, but the deal wasn’t publicized until Thursday.
More than 50,000 gallons of old firefighting foam containing a mix of harmful so-called forever chemicals spilled out of a malfunctioning fire suppression system in an empty airport hangar in 2024. It drained into the sewer and stormwater systems and into surrounding ponds, streams and rivers.