Latest booster shot targeting the Eris variant should be available in late September or early October.
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2023
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Farmington traffic lights to be updated
In September, six traffic lights on Broadway and Main Street will receive cabinet and structural work with updates to the lights themselves occurring over the winter.
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Wilton to post listing for town manager
Current Wilton Town Manager Perry Ellsworth formally announced his departure from the position in July.
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RSU 9 reports transportation, custodial services in better shape than last year
Director of Transportation and Facilities Richard Joseph Jr. reported on Tuesday, Aug 8, that in spite of losing a driver and a mechanic in the last year, staffing is in better shape compared to previous years.
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Farmington college gives sneak peak of new Sweatt-Winter building
With completion within arm’s reach, the new Sweatt-Winter building at the University of Maine Farmington is looking to bring early child development to a new level.
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Ferry damaged rudders, propellers when it struck ledge near Vinalhaven
The Capt. Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service’s newest ferry, had just left Vinalhaven bound for Rockland when it hit the ledge, transportation officials said Thursday.
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Maine’s budget surplus provides $65 million for affordable housing
The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund and build more affordable housing.
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Bath Iron Works offers union its biggest raises in history, but will that be enough to win contract vote?
Members of Machinists Union Local S6 this weekend will vote on the proposal, which includes pay raises that would be partially offset by health insurance premium increases.
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Skowhegan ceremony formally marks launch of construction on $75 million elementary school
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new Margaret Chase Smith Community School, which MSAD 54 administrators say will allow for greater continuity in education because students no longer will have to transition from one school to another every couple of years.
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Maine team gets off to rough start at Little League World Series
Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond loses its opening game, 10-0 to Northeast Seattle, and now will play in an elimination game on Saturday.