The ordinance would require rental property owners to register with the city and provide emergency contact and other information, so police, fire and code officials could get into buildings quickly if there are problems.
January 2023
Deaths from strike on Ukraine apartment building rise to 30
Rescue workers in Ukraine are scrambling to pull survivors from the rubble of an apartment building hit a day earlier by a Russian missile in the southeastern city of Dnipro.
68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town
Resident Bishnu Tiwari, who rushed to the crash site near the Seti River to help search search for bodies, said the rescue efforts were hampered by thick smoke and a raging fire.
State transportation officials moving forward with $2.5 million plan to replace Winslow bridge
Town councilors expressed concern recently the project to replace the Fish Bridge on Garland Road near the Benton town line will roughly coincide with another project to replace the Ticonic Bridge that connects Winslow and Waterville.
Hiking in Maine: The Birches brings out best of Moosehead in winter
The Birches Resort has 40 miles of machine-tracked cross-country ski trails, remote yurts and a base lodge to welcome you in from the wilderness.
Our View: Why be cautious when we can be ambitious?
The latest budget covers what will be challenging and unusual years for the state of Maine. To look at its contents offers little indication of that reality.
Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.
Maine’s first-time homebuyers can’t get a foot in the door
The competitive market is boxing out newcomers at a time when Maine needs more young residents than ever to fill job openings.