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First Rocket Powered By Biofuel To Launch From Maine This Weekend
After a weather delay, a first in rocketry will take off from northern Maine this weekend.
A rocket powered by biofuel will launch from Loring Commerce Centre, in Limestone. It will be the first rocket in the world to be launched using bio-derived fuel, and Maine s first commercial rocket launch. The take-off was set for Jan. 15, but was delayed and eventually scrubbed due to weather. Now it looks like Sunday, Jan. 31 is marked for a new attempt at liftoff. The launch is scheduled for 10 a.m., with the livestream beginning at 9 a.m.
Falmouth s first-ever virtual Town Meeting authorized the purchase of two fire trucks on Monday, January 25.Â
While approving $5,802,500 in capital projects, Town Meeting members appropriated $870,000 for a new fire engine and $100,000 for a reserve fire/rescue vehicle suitable for service at the West Falmouth fire station.
Select board member Douglas C. Brown moved the amendment requesting $100,000 for the reserve vehicle, noting the town does not currently have a backup fire engine. We feel, here in West Falmouth, it is definitely a necessary element in keeping the station open, said Paul Sellers, Precinct Six. Not having a backup vehicle and using the West Falmouth truck to supplement the other areas of town certainly leaves a void for many of us that we feel, safety-wise, in West Falmouth. The purchase of another vehicle is paramount in trying to keep that station open until we finally have a combination West and North Falmouth station built, and we all know that is