Presque Isle city manager resigns after serving 11 years
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — City Manager Martin Puckett has resigned from his post effective Oct. 15 after serving Presque Isle
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Proposed clean car and truck mandate draws crowd to Augusta hearing
More than 150 people gathered for the hearing to argue about whether Maine should adopt California-style electric vehicle standards.Read More
Read morePublic Hearing on California-Style Rules to Limit Gas-Powered Cars, Trucks Scheduled for Later This Week at Augusta Civic Center
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) is set to hold a public hearing at 9am on August 17
Read moreCommunity backlash delays Brunswick’s tax due date
The Brunswick Town Council voted Monday night to delay the property tax due date in response to community backlash. After
Read moreMaine DHHS Resumes Eligibility Checks for MaineCare Following Pandemic-Era Freeze: 3,000 Deemed Ineligible for Coverage So Far
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services began “unwinding” MaineCare’s 400,000-plus enrollment two months ago by “redetermining” all recipients’
Read moreOxford sheriff sold dozens of guns from evidence
The sheriff directed his detective to complete an unusual task: gather guns from the office’s evidence room to be sold.
Read moreThe big changes coming to Maine’s child care system, explained
AUGUSTA, Maine — A handful of changes meant to improve Maine’s child care system will begin taking effect this fall.
Read moreAfter uncovering misuse of funds, a Maine town clerk spars with selectmen
This past winter, Sorrento Town Clerk Kathi Moore wanted to know more about the local fire department’s use of town
Read moreApplicants describe Bangor’s pandemic relief funding process as ‘a cage fight’
As Bangor city councilors work through the 60 requests for pandemic relief funding, some applicants are frustrated with the city’s
Read morePenobscot County is distributing its final round of pandemic relief money
With roughly $10 million in unallocated and unspent COVID-19 relief money left to dole out, the Penobscot County Commissioners are
Read moreBangor denies half of the applications for pandemic relief funding
Bangor cut half of the 60 organizations that asked Bangor for a piece of the city’s more than $20 million
Read moreWhile Collecting Millions in COVID Relief, MaineHealth Bought Commercial Real Estate
The following report from Chris Woodard was originally published in NH Journal. It is re-published here with permission. To read
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 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
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