FARMINGTON — A new downtown area tax is being proposed to help fund downtown development projects.
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Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville benefits from fresh snowfall, prepares for snowmaking machines
WATERVILLE — A winter storm jump-started the cross-country ski season at Quarry Road Recreation Area on Friday, but the park will soon be snow-covered every winter regardless of fickle weather patterns.
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US senators save $150 million in groundfishery funding
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed a $60 billion disaster relief bill Friday that includes funding to support struggling groundfishing fleets in Maine and other northeastern states.
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Two-year MaineCare cutoff for opiate addiction drugs kicks in Tuesday
Health officials say those who still need certain drugs to treat addiction won’t be cut off entirely, even as a legislative bill aims to cut off treatment for some.
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Gardiner backs new restaurant, potential downtown magnet, with $40,000 loan
GARDINER — Owners of a soon-to-open restaurant hope their new eatery, and their improvements to an unpopular public walkway, will draw more people and businesses downtown.
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ON THE EDGE: Return to abnormal
I miss John Boehner. I miss Harry Reid, “Plan B” and Eric Cantor. I even miss Donald Trump and Mitt. I miss the terrible anxiety of the fiscal cliff, and the push and shove of the hordes rushing through the mall. This week I pulled back the sheets to reveal that I am not only a political junkie, but an unabashed stress junkie.
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Fears grow over impact of curtailment order spending cuts
Advocacy groups for the elderly, mentally ill, substance abusers and the poor were bracing for the impact Friday of Gov. Paul LePage’s order to cut $35.5 million in state spending to keep the current state budget balanced.
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Everett J. Prescott CEO given Lifetime Achievement Award by Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
GARDINER — The headquarters of Everett J. Prescott Inc. could have moved in 2003 from the city where it was founded in 1955.
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SNAPSHOT: Good as new
Kris Devine paints the newly installed wooden trim in the public stairway between Water Street and the Arcade parking lot on Dec. 14 in downtown Gardiner. Work is also under way at the top of the stairway, where the former Mad Dog Pub is being renovated and will reopen as Alex Parker’s Steak House.
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SNAPSHOT: Board, not bored
Ryan Gray, 8, of Hallowell, snowboards down a small hill on Friday, in Hallowell. He and his brother, Finn Gray, were trying out their Christmas presents the day after a snowstorm.