With one selectman saying the small town has ‘absolutely no standards’ for solar development, a special Town Meeting has been called to ask residents to approve a 180-day moratorium.
March 2015
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles roof replacement means move for staff
Some employees will relocate to the Marquardt building for several months as crews replace the roof at the BMV’s headquarters on Hospital Street.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Kennebec Journal March 31 police log
Augusta-area police reports for March 31, 2015.
Posted inBusiness, News
Designers reach fundraising goal to launch Maine-made sandals
The two New York women raise $25,000 on Kickstarter and plan to produce the slide sandals in Kennebunk and have them available in July.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine Natural Gas seeks rate increase to expand market, raise revenue
The request comes as thousands of Mainers are converting to natural gas, hoping to avoid price jumps in heating oil.
Posted inMaine
Investigators unable to determine cause of fire at Belgrade auto shop
The fire at Ray’s Auto on Monday destroyed the business and thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment, and the owners are unsure whether they will rebuild.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Impassioned Gov. LePage calls for drug battle reinforcements
He makes a new push for more agents and judges and says those who fail to act put kids’ lives at risk. Democrats back enforcement but also want more invested in treatment.
Posted inFood
First lady asks kids to step up for healthy lunch challenge
By submitting their recipes, they could follow in the footsteps of Maine’s Sienna Mazone, one of 54 kids invited to the White House last year.
Posted inSports
On busted brackets and a much-anticipated Final Four
It has been quite a wild NCAA Tournament, and if your brackets are anything like our sports staff’s there are plenty of red X’s on them. Here’s a look at how the staff’s predictions played out and what they’re looking for heading into this weekend’s Final Four: RANDY WHITEHOUSE I’m not here to talk about […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police arrest suspect in theft of Biddeford art school paintings
Jachin Caron, 25, is accused of taking four paintings by a grad student at Heartwood College of Art.