Hoping to capitalize on a shift in the political climate, installers and other advocates for solar energy want homeowners to again receive credit for feeding electricity back into the grid.
January 2019
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sanford man awaiting trial in kidnapping is accused of selling prison contraband
Dylan Austin is being held at the York County Jail on kidnapping, terrorizing and assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in which another Sanford man was stabbed and beaten with a pipe.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Maine Med’s Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital will benefit from Super Bowl raffle
The Gronk Foundation will team up with the Light Foundation to send fans to Super Bowl LIII and benefit local hospitals.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville plastic bag issue still pending before Maine Supreme Court
The two sides involved in a dispute over a controversial plastic bag referendum have filed arguments with the court, but a decision could be weeks away.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue investigating alleged racial incident in boys basketball game against Cony
The superintendent confirmed that the district had received a complaint of slur directed at a Cony player.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Missing ballpark sign returned to Saco after 30 years
Dedicated to veterans on Nov. 11, 1953, the sign had been hanging in a Connecticut bar since it was taken from Memorial Field after a softball tournament.
Posted inLocal & State
Election Day might become a state holiday in Maine celebrating democracy
Supporters of the idea, which has been picking up steam for years, say that more people would have a chance to vote if fewer had to go to work.
Posted inLocal & State
Tractor-trailer fire slows turnpike traffic in York County
The fire was reported at about 5 p.m.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire in paper machines and in roof at Huhtamaki paper products plant draws huge response
Dozens of firefighters from about 15 communities battled the blaze at the business, which straddles the Waterville-Fairfield town line.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville mayor wants environmental group out of City Hall
Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition has had a small corner of an office in City Hall for a few years at no charge, but Mayor Nick Isgro wants the city manager to give the nonprofit notice that the city no longer will allow that.