A shift in incentives to whole-home heat pumps prompts questions about cost and vulnerability in power outages.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Gwen Walz tells supporters in Portland to ‘choose a new way forward’
Walz spoke at a rally at Thompson’s Point Friday night after stops in Bangor as part of a blitz by the Harris-Walz campaign on the heels of the presidential debate.
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Posted inMaine
Maine man sent to South Carolina psychiatric facility to be released from state custody
Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings agreed to discharge Malcolm Moore, 50, from a state-run psychiatric hospital. Moore has been in state custody for more than 12 years after he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his neighbor.
Posted inBusiness, News
ConvenientMD medical facility approved in Farmington
Mike d’Hemecourt, developer at Harborlight Properties of Portland, said the plan is to start building as soon as possible in the spring and finish by the end of the year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Sports
In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland
The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine’s first retail betting site.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta leaves 1 dead, police say
The Friday evening wreck occurred as traffic was stopped because of a construction zone land closure, according to police.
Posted inNation & World, News
What’s Patrick Dempsey been up to? New films and a return to racing.
The Buckfield native took up racing again this year after an eight-year hiatus.
Posted inNation & World, News
A cat named Drifter is safe after 8 weeks in a sewer
A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking out and getting trapped.
Posted inNation & World, News
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
The defendants, also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have 5 days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association.
Posted inMaine
Jay Planning Board to consider reapplication for shoreland zoning permit for transmission project
The NECEC Transmission LLC has not finished the project in the shoreland zoning area in Jay and its permit expires on Nov. 9.