In the first six months of the program, the two towns saved roughly $30,000, which could double by years’ end, the transfer station manager says.

The owner of the tractor retailer discovered the fire in a repair shop when he came into work Wednesday morning.

It’s not clear why Scott Brown, 17, went underwater and didn’t come back up while swimming with his family in Embden Pond.

An area of the busy four-lane road is zoned for commercial use, but proximity to a residential neighborhood and property restrictions make developing the area a challenge.

The Rangeley ski resort did not receive the financing it needed to install a new chairlift this season, but there is “significant” interest in buying the resort.

The Town Council on Tuesday approved a referendum question on a proposed $1.05 million building to replace the department’s aging station.