3 midcoast towns block future mining as they seek long-term solutions
All three midcoast towns that border Crawford Pond, a potential mining site, have passed moratoriums on metallic mineral mining citing
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Gorham voters reject school budget for the second time
The 2024 school budget is now headed for a third referendum vote sometime in August.Read More
Read MoreMaine legislators sustain governor’s vetoes on “veto day” and approve a pay raise
Governor’s vetoes of farm worker and foreign election spending bills are sustained Read More
Read MoreTwo state workers seriously injured on construction site in Cushing
The Maine Department of Transportation workers suffered injuries after becoming pinned between an excavator and flat-bed trailer.Read More
Read MoreRevised budget for Wales-based school district faces first of two votes
RSU 4 board proposes revised budget, trimming nearly $324,000; public hearing and vote scheduled Thursday at Oak Hill High School.Read
Read MoreGov. Mills launches Dirigo Business Incentive Program at Lisbon’s Springworks Farm
Newly created program looks to bolster skilled labor force, attract business opportunities through tax credits.Read More
Read MoreResidents are in a standoff with assessors in a tiny Maine plantation
A group of residents frustrated with leadership and how taxpayer money is handled in its tiny Maine plantation is threatening
Read MoreByron Road and access to Tumbledown Mountain trails discussed
FARMINGTON – The Byron Road in Township Six North of Weld was discussed during Tuesday’s County Commissioners meeting. Tim Post
Read More7 members appointed to Winthrop’s Moorings Committee
The committee will explore whether the town needs a mooring ordinance and if so, what it should accomplish.Read More
Read MoreLegislature fails to override Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill
The bill vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills would have made agricultural workers eligible for the state minimum wage of $13.80
Read MoreGorham residents vote on $2 million school budget cut
School officials say the cuts would require them to eliminate staff and extracurricular activities Read More
Read MoreNew law will put more dollars into pockets of older, low-income Mainers
About 19,000 Maine residents over 65, many of them low-income women living alone, will be made eligible for the program
Read MoreFishermen question the data behind offshore wind siting process
Fishermen at a meeting with federal officials Monday trashed the maps used to show areas that are lightly fished, saying
Read MorePortland City Hall to be closed Friday, August 11
The office will be closed for a software upgrade, but staff will be available by phone and email during the
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