A wind power company says the ordinance essentially bans wind power projects from the town.
December 2011
Cain to announce decision about future on Saturday
The embattled candidate is heading home to Georgia to meet with his wife face to face for the first time since Ginger White stepped forward this week.
Dead River merges with Vt. fuel company
Dead River wants to expand into select New Hampshire and Vermont markets.
Washington County probate judge sanctioned
Judge Lyman L. Holmes reportedly took years to make a decision in cases that should have taken months.
Holden man pulls gun in Silly String dispute
Police arrested 21-year-old Michael Bragdon as he drove out of a supermarket parking lot in Brewer shortly after the alleged confrontation.
Jobless rate drops sharply to 8.6%
The Labor Department says the November unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since March 2009.
More than half the jobs added last month were by retailers, restaurants and bars, a sign that holiday hiring has kicked in . . .
Police believe NH escapee may have stolen vehicle
The Alfred man climbed a New Hampshire jail’s razor-wire fence to escape and is considered dangerous.
Brunswick pedestrian killed in Bowdoinham
Police say Helen Koulouris, 58, was looking for a residence and was struck after she parked her vehicle on the side of the road.
SNAPSHOT: Blaine House decorated
Visitors look at the gingerbread house displayed in the Blaine House’s family dining room on Thursday afternoon in Augusta. Earlier in the week, about 42 members of the Kennebec Valley Garden Club set up decorations in the public areas. This year’s theme for the decorations was over the river and through the woods.
SNAPSHOT: Snoop dog, Maine style
Maine State Police trooper Shane Northrup watches his dog sniff for explosives Tuesday in a classroom at the flatiron building of the old Cony High School in Augusta. Police from across Maine conditioned their dogs to detect bomb materials in the builbuilding during a monthly in-service training, according to State Police Sgt. Blaine Bronson, who oversees the dog training.