China is hoping to provide recreation for everyone at Thurston Park, while also reaping revenue from logging.
2017
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Insurers push back against Maine bill to allow yearlong birth control prescriptions
Advocates say it could lead to fewer unwanted pregnancies and abortions, but insurance companies worry about having to provide a broader range of contraceptives.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winslow building committee gets approval to hire construction manager for consolidation project
The schools panel hopes to get a manager by the end of May and settle on a design and budget for the November referendum.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Controversial proposal to extend blasting licenses back before Augusta council
Neighbors have complained that blasting at McGee’s pit has damaged their homes, made it hard to sell them by lowering their property values, and disrupted their lives with noise and vibrations.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Charter supporters urge Maine legislators to drop ‘10 schools in 10 years’ limit
Waiting lists show the demand for more is there, they say, but critics oppose expansion until the results of the education ‘experiment’ are reviewed.
Posted inMaine, News
Jefferson mobile home destroyed after second fire breaks out Monday
The South Clary Road home was damaged in the first fire, but ruled a total loss after the second.
Posted inMaine, News
Bill calls for requiring Maine doctors to tell patients about opioid risks
The legislation comes as the state is in the midst of a drug overdose crisis, but a physician representative says legislators shouldn’t be practicing medicine.
Posted inMaine
First reported spotting in Maine of bird at home in the Southwest
The vermilion flycatcher was seen on a web camera set up to monitor nesting ospreys.
Posted inMaine
UMaine at Presque Isle lost out on grants due to line-spacing error, delegation says
The state’s congressional representatives write a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to protest what they call an ‘absurd bureaucratic decision.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hallowell, Winthrop eye care business to continue under new ownership
Kenneth Nuzzo is selling his practice to Vision Care of Maine, a northern Maine company.