Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, described riding out Hurricane Milton at her condo in Venice, Florida, where she is vacationing.
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Franklin County opts to buy new bridge for $1 million to go over Orbeton Stream in Madrid Township
The meeting dates for Commission meetings have also changed for the remainder of October, beginning of November.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fire destroys barn in Athens, dog alerts homeowner
David Mercier, who is Athens’ animal control officer, was sleeping when his puppy woke him, alerting him to the fire.
Posted inMaine, News
Former Waterville chief confirmed as Maine state fire marshal
Shawn Esler was confirmed 32-0 by the Maine Senate on Thursday.
Posted inLocal Government
Jay sets annual town meeting for April 29
The Recreation Committee will hold a children’s Halloween Boo Bash from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 26 at the French Falls Recreation Area on French Falls Lane.
Posted inBusiness, News
Wilton Planning Board sets hearing on Dunkin’ coffee shop application
Ardent Adventures of Acton, Massachusetts, has a purchase and sale agreement with owner Melissa Ellis of Wilton.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Warby Parker store coming to the Old Port
The eyewear company plans to move into a nearly 2,000-square-foot space at 184 Middle St. early next year.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with Justice Department
The Justice Department said the bank allowed money laundering networks to move $670 million through TD Bank accounts over a period of several years.
Posted inBusiness, News
Federal court sides with Avangrid in dispute over western Maine power corridor
A New Hampshire nuclear power station owned by NextEra must perform a safety upgrade critical to Avangrid’s 145-mile NECEC transmission line through western Maine, a federal appeals court ruled this month.