The Public Utilities Commission wants to expedite the probe into excessive noise at the substation on Albion Road that residents have complained about for years.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PUC to weigh in on Benton CMP substation noise case
Residents have complained about excessive noise from the Albion Road substation since it was energized in 2013, but they and the power company can’t reach an agreement.
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Waterville bookseller nets $50,000 in sale of rare stamp
Robert Sezak sold his upright Jenny stamp to an absentee bidder at an auction in Fairfield last week.
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Winslow proposes rules for household chicken raising
A proposed new ordinance lays out standards for residents to keep chickens for household eggs and meat.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police arrest Waterville man accused of assaulting 73-year-old woman
Police say Mark Halle broke into a home off West River Road Sunday morning and threatened the woman with a handgun before attacking and sexually assaulting her.
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No injuries reported in Sunday fire in Fairfield
A smoke alarm alerted the two occupants to a blaze in the attic of a farmhouse on Middle Road, the fire chief said.
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Winslow to consider noise ordinance, Family 4th of July multi-day event Monday night
The Town Council will hold a hearing on proposed noise rules and discuss the huge summer festival.
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Trash decisions loom for central Maine towns as PERC contracts near end
Municipal Review Committee communities, particularly Waterville and Fairfield, aren’t convinced a state-of-the-art biomethane plant is the answer when agreements end in 2018.
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Winslow contemplates closing outdated junior high school
A committee is floating a proposal to move students out of the building with seventh and eighth grades going to the high school and sixth grade going to the elementary school within the next two years.
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Oakland fire’s origin suspicious, according to official
The fire was reported Thursday morning on Oak Street and heavily damaged a vacant single-story home.