The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.
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Fires at Sappi’s Skowhegan paper mill blamed on dry, hot weather
Area firefighters have been called to mill for fires six or seven times since June, which is about double the number of incidents in a typical year, a fire official said.
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Postal Service rate increases could squeeze Maine businesses
The state’s remote geography means most shipments destined for beyond New England will face higher surcharges over the winter holiday season.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Sports
For Portland’s Robert Elowitch, art dealer and pro wrestler, life was about passion
Elowitch, who died at 82, made a name for himself in 2 wildly different worlds, going by Robbie Ellis in the ring.
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Maine fishermen aren’t afraid of great white sharks. They’re fascinated.
‘If I see a fin near the surface, I always go and check it out,’ said fisherman Cory Hawkes, who spotted 10 great white sharks near Harpswell in July.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
A teen was charged with killing 2 people in Chelsea this June. Why is the state so silent?
After Maine State Police announced a juvenile male was charged with murder in the deaths of 2 family members at their home, authorities have refused to even acknowledge the existence of a case against him.
Posted inMaine, News
Winslow manager to step down in November due to family health issues
Steve Soucy, who read his resignation letter during a Winslow Town Council meeting Monday, will leave the town just months after a contentious hiring process.
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Waterville shoe store robbery leads to Liberty man’s arrest
Waterville police responded to the robbery of an undisclosed amount of money from the Shoe Dept. Encore store around 7 p.m. Friday.
Posted inMaine, News
Drone captures video of shark swimming off Scarborough coast
The sighting of the shark, believed to be a great white, near busy southern Maine beaches prompted warnings from public safety officials.
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How Maine towns are regulating development in flood zones
The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.