Making personal changes and reducing reliance on fossil fuels are key to Amy Seidl’s positive view of stewardship of the planet.
2014
Nonprofits see municipal funding cut as Franklin County towns face declining revenues
Local officials are questioning whether to give money to nonprofit groups while cutting or reducing departments or services.
Skowhegan selectmen decide not to regulate digital signs
A proposed ordinance would have allowed businesses to change the message on electronic signs more frequently than state rules allow.
Benton formally joins Fairfield to create Fairfield-Benton Fire Rescue
When fire departments in Waterville and Winslow began billing Benton for mutual aid, it responded by formalizing a longstanding partnership with Fairfield.
Body of missing Skowhegan woman found behind Walmart
Last seen Sunday evening, the 83-year-old woman suffered from dementia and was found less than a half mile from her apartment.
Low growth of women-owned businesses in Maine likely reflects state’s low population growth
A recently released report shows that while growth of women-owned businesses has slowed, it still outpaces the growth rate of men-owned businesses or those with combined ownership since 1997.
CMP, natural gas attorneys say Augusta claims unfounded
A 10-person complaint alleges Central Maine Power and Maine Natural Gas were improperly co-mingling ratepayer resources to punish the city for selecting competitor Summit Natural Gas.
Raye-Poliquin race one to watch at GOP convention
Bruce Poliquin and Kevin Raye, set to take the stage at the state Republican convention on Saturday, provide party voters with a clear choice.
Rick Bennett seeks to unite Maine Republicans at state convention
The party’s chairman says his goal is for a drama-free event compared to the last convention, which he described as an ‘unmitigated disaster.’
Maine fraud trial begins for man convicted in fatal explosion
Craig Sanborn is acccused of fraudulently obtaining $300,000 in federal grant money to open a munitions plant in Brownville.