The governor says it could take 10 years, but merging the Maine Turnpike Authority and the Department of Transportation could allow the state to have just one tollbooth, in Kittery.
March 2017
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Somerset County court for Feb. 13-17, 2017
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
$29.2 million school budget approved in Augusta
The proposal, though less than the current year’s budget, would require more money from local taxpayers.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State urged to boost revenue sharing to ease pressure on property taxpayers
Gov. LePage wants to permanently freeze cities’ and towns’ share at 2%, while lowering income tax rates and eliminating a 3% tax surcharge on wealthy Mainers.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Heading down the rabbit hole
Hockey used to mean something around these parts, Travis Barrett writes.
Posted inMaine, News
Winthrop council approves $1.8 million bid for fire station project
The project will begin later this year and will be paid for with a mix of grant money and taxpayers dollars.
Posted inBusiness
Storied retailer Sears could see the end
Losses are piling by the billions for the venerable chain that so many Americans grew up with.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System capital improvements borrowing plan clears hurdle
The proposal calls for issuing as much as $100 million in bonds to pay for renovations, new construction and technology upgrades in classrooms and labs.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Alligators in Augusta not your biggest worry, wildlife officials say
While wildlife officials moved quickly Tuesday to confiscate five baby alligators at an Augusta bus depot, smaller invasive species such as green crabs and pike are a more serious threat to Maine’s natural world.
Posted inMaine, News
Clinton fire chief resigning after 25 years at helm
Gary Petley, who has been Clinton’s fire chief for 25 years and involved with the department for 37 years, has made the ‘bittersweet’ decision to resign as a battle with leukemia limits his ability to stay on the job.