PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 31, 2022
Samples of water taken from eight locations at Twin Brook and Knight’s Pond Preserve in Cumberland tested negative for toxins associated with blue-green algae, which had been suspected of poisoning two dogs after they swam at the Twin Brook recreation area, quickly became ill and were euthanized. It means the mystery of what sickened the dogs will linger until analysis is complete on tissue samples taken from one of them following its death last Wednesday after suffering seizures and other complications.