OAKLAND — Former Gov. Angus King expressed support Monday for The Bank of Maine, which was criticized for unsafe and unsound banking practices by federal regulators earlier this month.
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On the run: How inmates escape and why it’s usually not worth it
MADISON — The recent escape of a Somerset County Jail inmate was an aberration and will not require any changes to the jail’s security procedures, the jail’s administrator has concluded.
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Draft report to estimate value of Belgrade Lakes water system
How much are the Belgrade Lakes worth?
The question has been tackled by a team of researchers who say that the results of their work can help policy makers weigh the seven lake system against competing demands for financial resources.
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Proposed Fairfield rule would limit fireworks use
Town Manager Joshua Reny said Thursday that the proposed law is meant to be a compromise between groups with sharply differing views on fireworks use.
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Oakland only town in RSU 18 to wait for new tax figures
Typically, the district’s towns of Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney wait for a bill from the district before mailing tax bills to their residents.
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Oakland tax freeze petition gets over 300 signatures
OAKLAND — A petition asking for a property tax freeze in town will be given serious consideration, but it may not carry the rule of law, said Town Manager Peter Nielsen.
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Dead River confirms trucks pulled from Whittier Road because of worsening erosion
The company’s Farmington district manager made the call to keep trucks off the endangered road.
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Worries linger that Farmington apartment complex will contaminate drinking water
The concern is that the 32-unit building, planned for a site a mile north of downtown Farmington, could create more contaminated runoff in the town’s wellhead protection zone.
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Farmington officials brace for more hurricane erosion by Whittier Road
FARMINGTON — Now that a bank stabilization project to protect Whittier Road from a crumbling riverbank will not take place this year, town officials said that hurricane season is likely to accelerate erosion at the site.
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Baby-sitter saves the day in Belgrade fire; home destroyed
No one was harmed in the blaze, but the family lost “irreplaceable” belongings in the house they’d just moved into three weeks ago.