Construction Manager Peter Pelletier said costs will be finalized mid-June, once the bids of subcontractors have been solidified and are no longer estimates.
2019
Saying China broke promises, U.S. plans to hike tariffs Friday
The hit list includes such varied products as baseball gloves, vacuum cleaners and burglar alarms.
Local roundup: Hall-Dale softball doubles up in win over Carrabec
Skowhegan blanks Lawrence, Cony and Maranacook earn victories.
U.S. warns China, Russia against aggression in the Arctic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will compete for influence in the region and will counter attempts to make it the strategic preserve of any one or two nations.
Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence
The weekend’s violence between Israel and Palestinian militants has fueled calls for a rethinking of the longstanding policy.
Softball: Monmouth walks off Winthrop
Freshman Taylor Truman hits the ball hard enough to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh after the Mustangs gave the lead away in the top of the inning.
Lewiston’s massive Continental Mill heads to auction
The 160-year-old former cotton mill fronts the Androscoggin River and has 560,000-square feet over six floors.
Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods, calls him ‘true legend’
Awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to the golfer prompts scrutiny about whether the president should be boosting the profile of a business associate of The Trump Organization.
Baseball: Winthrop loses lead, then fights back to edge Monmouth
Ramblers take lead for good against MVC rivals with five-run fifth inning.
Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing, wins James Beard award
He wins the outstanding wine, beer or spirits producer category, and was the only Mainer to reach the finals this year.