James Butler and Ashley Rand had hoped to install a commercial marina on Wilson Pond but the Wilton Planning Board denied them a permit.
2023
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for self-storage units, solar farm
The board is expected to hear details of the projects when it convenes Tuesday evening.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Firefighters report more progress against Canadian wildfires and wait for rain
In all, there are 386 fires burning, and 3,500 people fighting the flames that have chased tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching California
Hilary dropped more than half an average year’s worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw more than 3 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden says federal government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ to recover from wildfire
White House homeland security adviser said some 500 to 800 people remain unaccounted for.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
AUTHOR EVENT: Amy Calder
Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” in Winthrop
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Farmingdale appliance store closing after nearly four decades
Owner David Sheperd said that the economy and high interest rates were the culprit, as customers scaled back their purchases of furniture and appliances from The Major’s Furniture & Appliance, which is expected to close next month after 37 years in business.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine’s peach crop this year is a total loss
Frigid temperatures and high winds in February doomed the fruit, which grows on trees that are sensitive to the cold.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The US bungled its COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Why no accountability?
Although the lion’s share of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the United States is over, Americans should embrace their inner Yogi Berra, who once observed that “it ain’t over till it’s over.” Indeed, a number of issues regarding COVID-19 remain active, including hundreds of thousands of patients potentially stricken with long COVID-19 and the mystery […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Stop minor traffic stops. They are an excuse to randomly search cars — and can turn deadly
An enormous amount of police time and resources go into traffic patrol, in which officers pull over motorists for infractions as minor as a single nonfunctioning taillight. Traffic stops have become police surveillance tools, a pretext to search vehicles for guns, drugs or other goods that might be stolen, illicit or dangerous. Court rulings interpreting […]