The debate, which began in September, underscored officials’ desire to balance economic development and public safety.
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Annual Pond Hockey Classic preparations underway for Friday kick-off in Oakland
Workers set up for the fundraiser for Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville at Camp Tracy.
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Update to plans for Farmington’s Main Street include design, aesthetics upgrades
The Select Board was given an update on utilities and a retaining wall in phase one of the Main Street improvement project.
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Here’s why Madison wants to pump the brakes on an all-way stop plan for a dangerous intersection
After listening to residents’ feedback, the town is asking the Maine Department of Transportation to evaluate other options for the intersection of Route 148, Ward Hill Road and Old County Road.
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Proposal to close Maine’s recreational cannabis market won’t appear on November ballot
A petition seeking a statewide referendum on whether to end recreational sales and add oversight to the medical marijuana industry was not submitted in time to qualify for the November 2026 ballot.
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Jay, Wilton police ‘just trying to survive’ as options for collaboration are mulled
With pros and cons to each option, the towns’ police chiefs say keeping local authority was a priority for the committee studying the issue.
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Are Republicans trying again to impeach Shenna Bellows?
Bellows ignited controversy last month by pausing the issuing of undercover license plates for federal law enforcement.
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Maine officials concerned by ‘lack of cooperation’ from UPS in ballot investigation last fall, records show
UPS says it fully cooperated with the state and that its internal investigation shows that the ‘box containing the ballots was damaged and the contents were inadvertently repackaged in a different shipment.’
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Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.
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Waterville approves mobile home park lot rent stabilization ordinance
If mobile home park owners want to raise lot rents by a certain amount they must submit a petition to the city and park renters.