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local2 months ago

Rockwood Mourns Christy Hay, Librarian and Church Volunteer

Christy A. Hay, 62, of Rockwood, PA, died January 15, 2026 at UPMC Shadyside; a former librarian for the Rockwood School District and longtime First Christian Church member who served as a deaconess, she is survived by her husband Jeff, son Andy, sister Lori Walker, and aunt Joann Miller; a memorial service is set for January 31 at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church with private interment to follow; contributions may be made to the North Carolina Mission Trip, c/o First Christian Church, 139 E. Main St., Somerset, PA 15501; arrangements are under Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home.

via Daily American|
#death#first-christian-church#local
Hazardous materials train derails and causes fire in rural Maine.
accidents3 years ago

Hazardous materials train derails and causes fire in rural Maine.

A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed in the Rockwood area, causing a small forest fire. Three locomotives and six cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring derailed due to track washout caused by melting ice and debris. Three railroad employees were injured but not critically. Hazardous materials were on the train, but those cars did not derail. The area has been cordoned off, and hazardous materials experts are assessing the situation.

via WMTW Portland|
#accidents#canadian-pacific-railway#fire
Hazardous materials train derails and catches fire in rural Maine.
train-crash3 years ago

Hazardous materials train derails and catches fire in rural Maine.

A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire in Rockwood, Maine, due to a "track washout" in a rural wooded area. However, none of the hazardous materials aboard caught fire, according to railroad officials. There were no evacuations and no threat to public safety, but it was still unclear if there were injuries in the derailment. The derailment is the latest one to plague the rail industry.

via CBS News|
#canadian-pacific-kansas-city-limited#hazardous-materials#maine