Residents are set to vote Nov. 5 on five ordinances, ranging from a temporary moratorium on new electric transmission lines to changes to the town’s development district and land codes.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Chief: Two injured, families displaced after fire destroys home in Pittsfield
The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze, which consumed a house and damaged a nearby trailer, burning two residents and displacing two families.
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Fairfield-based nonprofit group unveils trailer to help homeless, veterans
The new trailer is to provide winter coats, sleeping bags, snow boots, toothpaste, deodorant and other necessities each month to about 100 homeless veterans and others in need.
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One injured, airlifted to hospital after West Forks ATV crash
The driver suffered head injuries Saturday afternoon after hitting a pothole on the Bald Mountain Trail, a popular spot for off-roading and ATV riding.
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‘Victory means nothing, the follicles mean everything’: Facial hair competition highlights Gardiner’s Swine & Stein Brewfest
This year’s Swine & Stein Brewfest drew about 1,500 people for the 15th annual celebration of beer, cider, wine, facial hair and community.
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Over 20,000 central Maine homes lose power as wind gusts reach over 55 mph
Restoration efforts are underway after a wind storm blew through the area Saturday but are being hampered by sustained wind speeds and uprooted trees with leaves still on the branches, officials say.
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Republican House candidate from Augusta claims government created recent hurricanes
In a series of posts on Facebook, Wendy Lee MacDowell, who is running against incumbent Rep. Bill Bridgeo in House District 60, falsely claimed the government is manufacturing “weaponized weather” to target conservative states with storms and seize land for lithium mining.
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Vassalboro residents to vote on environmental cleanup funding, sanitary district charter
Voters are to decide on three referendums seeking to allocate tax revenue for environmental projects, to repair the bridge on Mill Hill Road and to change the Vassalboro Sanitary District’s charter.
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Winslow schools hire new special education director from Augusta district
Christine Schmidt, formerly the assistant director of special education in Augusta, says her role is particularly important as teachers report increasing emotional and behavioral dysregulation among students.
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Oakland-area school district support staff, administration agree to labor contract after months of tense negotiation
Seven months of talks that both union and school officials say were some of the most strained in the school district’s history wrapped up this week with a new contract for the district’s education technicians, custodians and food workers.