Because the Vassalboro Sanitary District is a private entity, there aren’t any laws restricting how much it can raise its rates and no one can prevent the increases except its board of trustees.
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Reporting Aside: The tougher things get, the harder she works
Wanting to be a role model for her kids, Miranda Prime is in a special program where she is learning, hands on, to be a medical assistant.
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Skowhegan woman learns to heal from nearly 20 years of stepfather’s ‘cult-like’ abuse
Aria Sanborn has grown a lot since escaping the rural Liberty mobile home her stepfather trapped her in, although she says her healing is still a work in progress.
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Two men in stable condition after crash involving garbage truck, Jeep in Fairfield
The International garbage truck hit the Jeep Gladiator and flipped onto its side on Norridgewock Road, police said.
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Gov. Mills, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak this weekend at Colby College graduation ceremonies
The Waterville college is set to honor Mills and five others Saturday, and the college’s commencement ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday on the lawn in front of Miller Library.
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Fairfield man killed in motorcycle crash remembered as ‘miracle’ for recovery, kindness
Brock Peters, 29, overcame opioid addiction and then dedicated himself to helping others recover.
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Skowhegan-area voters accept proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.
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Fairfield man killed in Norridgewock crash Wednesday
Brock Peters, 29, of Fairfield, died Wednesday following a crash on Ward Hill Road in Norridgewock; police say the crash is under investigation.
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Residents, environmental groups urge federal government to consider removal of Kennebec River dams
About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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How central Maine farmers help make the state’s PFAS recovery program a success
Central Maine farmers were essential in building what officials say is the first state program in the nation to directly take on so-called ‘forever chemicals.’ Now it’s credited with helping dozens of farms continue operations.