Ellsworth city manager won’t seek reappointment but will remain police chief
Ellsworth City Manager Glenn Moshier has decided not to seek renewal of his contract when it expires in January 2024.
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Environmentalists want Maine to get gas vehicles off the roads
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine environmental groups want the state to follow California in phasing out the sale of gas-powered cars and
Read morePopular vegan doughnuts will have a new home in Orono
A doughnut business that quickly gained popularity for its vegan offerings and unique flavors at a Bangor farmers market will
Read moreRemote learning leaves UMaine System’s Houlton education center unsustainable
HOULTON, Maine — Financial deficits for the University of Maine System’s Houlton Higher Education Center are projected to keep increasing
Read moreThe Wolf Cove Inn in Poland has new owners
Young couple from California have Maine-centric plans for the near future for the 12-room inn on Tripp Lake.Read More
Read moreBrunswick food pantry reopens for 1st time since 2020
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday in Brunswick for the long-awaited reopening of a food pantry. The Mid Coast
Read moreDover-Foxcroft log home business expands into Aroostook County
HOULTON, Maine — Layoffs at Katahdin Cedar Log Homes and increased consumer interest in building log homes in Aroostook County
Read moreMidcoast Maine has been slow to regulate short-term rentals
Short-term rentals listed through companies like Airbnb and VRBO boomed in Maine over the past few years as people looked
Read moreWeeks in the Maine woods are Brewer High School’s answer to absenteeism
It’s a steamy Wednesday afternoon and a cabin deep in the woods near Katahdin Iron Works is humming with activity
Read moreIt will soon be illegal to sell most fluorescent bulbs in Maine
By 2026, nearly all fluorescent bulbs in Maine will be illegal to sell. The bill to phase out the vast majority
Read moreFederal funds could be last hope for Piscataquis emergency radio overhaul
Congressional funding could be the last hope for an emergency radio overhaul in Piscataquis County. That hope remained alive Thursday
Read moreMaine had the nation’s largest drop in foreclosures
The number of foreclosure filings in Maine dropped in the first six months of this year compared with the same
Read morePoland Spring awards $16,000 in scholarships to Maine high school seniors
POLAND SPRING – Sixteen Maine high school seniors each now have $1,000 to use toward their college education. Poland Spring®
Read moreBelfast may start tracking short-term rentals
Maine has experienced a short-term rental boom since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one midcoast community wants to
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