As building owner stays silent, displaced programs face rising costs.
2016
Posted inMaine, News
‘Supermoon’ expected to cause flooding at high tide today in coastal Maine
The highest anticipated tides of the year are likely to create ‘nuisance flooding’ in low-lying areas.
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Posted inBusiness
Head of SEC says she will step down, with 3 years left in term
Mary Jo White has worked to beef up the commission’s enforcement efforts, but progressive Democrats have complained that her efforts did not go far enough.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Justice Nancy Mills honored at special court graduation in Augusta
Mills founded the Kennebec County Co-Occuring Disorders and Veterans Court 11 years ago and is now turning over the reins to Justice Evert Fowle.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pingree condemns Trump’s appointment of former Breitbart executive
The Maine Democrat joins widespread criticism of Stephen Bannon’s appointment as chief strategist, saying he promotes white nationalism.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
All Maine lobstermen soon must double-tag traps to benefit rules enforcement
The state is expanding the practice to all fishing zones June 1 to make it easier to detect boundary violations and reduce line-cutting wars.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage wants to change the way Maine citizens sponsor ballot questions
The governor wants to change the state’s Constitution so that petitions must have support from all counties.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Waterville tree festival grows as part of city holiday plans
The Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees, which opens Friday, includes 75 trees, with gifts, to be given away at the Hathaway Creative Center.
Posted inMaine, News
Downtown Augusta apartment project up for board review
Extensive renovation work has been underway for months at the prominent downtown buildings between the Kennebec River and Water Street.
Posted inMaine, News
Cause of Hartland blaze probed by fire marshal’s office
A husband, a wife and an 8-month-old son were left homeless by the Saturday morning fire on Ford Hill Road.