MaineFlame Inc. plans $7M wood pellet expansion in Ashland
ASHLAND, Maine — An Ashland mill owner is planning a $7 million expansion to produce a new wood pellet product.
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Thai restaurant plans Bucksport location
A Blue Hill Thai restaurant is expanding. It will open its third location in Bucksport, the business announced on Facebook.
Read MoreIconic Maine diner facing backlash after ad against consumer utility
Aaron Harris knew he would face some criticism after appearing in a TV ad taking a stand against a hot-button
Read MoreClifton woman claims mother’s 2022 fall at Brewer Walmart led to her death
The daughter of a Clifton woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart in Brewer alleging that injuries Thelma Treadwell
Read MorePortland planning board chair renting apartment on Airbnb amid city housing crisis
PORTLAND, Maine — This month, the city’s planning board chair began offering a one-bedroom apartment, in her two-unit building, as
Read More17 immigrants arrested at Lisbon Falls home
Lisbon Police say the subjects were transported to detention centers in Rangeley Read More
Read MoreTrain cars re-railed a day after four cars tipped off tracks in Wales
The intersection at the railroad crossing has been reopened after Monday’s incident Read More
Read MoreWaterville council OKs housing rental registration ordinance, authorizes grant submittal
The council also voted to buy a used ambulance for $52,000.Read More
Read MoreMaine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away
Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.Read More
Read MoreLewiston school officials propose deeper cuts to special education
The district may cut half a million dollars budgeted for out-of-district special education placements that it does not expect to
Read MoreMaine lawmakers consider $11.7 million in emergency funding for civil legal aid programs
Advocates say Maine’s civil legal aid providers are ‘numerous’ but ‘severely underfunded.’Read More
Read MoreLewiston can’t arrest its way out of the homelessness crisis, police chief says
The Lewiston Police Department recently launched its Neighborhoods First initiative, which in addition to its homelessness crisis protocol, outlines a
Read MoreMinot officials sign $5.08M bond for RSU 16 heating systems
Members of the Board of Selectmen wondered whether it made sense to wait for bond rates to drop for upgrading
Read MoreLisbon parks and rec director receives Distinguished Professional of the Year award
Mark Stevens recognized by Maine Recreation & Park Association.Read More
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