The decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, which takes in 52% of the state’s waste.
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Watch: Maine songwriting duo on flag debate: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’
A pair of songwriters, one from Turner, the other from Belgrade, wrote and recorded the song “Leave the Maine Flag Alone,” to express their thoughts on the matter.
Madison officials eye buying building originally planned for treatment center
The Board of Selectmen may soon ask voters to authorize the purchase of 2 Old Point Ave., the former Taylor’s Drug Store in the center of Madison.
Bangor Air Guard base competing for new air refueling tankers
The $1.3 billion fleet of Pegasus air refueling tankers would replace the aging Stratotankers operated by the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, also known as the MAINEiacs.
Wilton residents approve new Cannabis Ordinance
Among the changes, is implementing a limit of medical and recreational marijuana retail stores to a total of five.
Fairfield man sentenced to 5 years for assaulting officers at Somerset County Jail
William J. Douglass Jr., 39, pleaded guilty to several charges for the assaults, and to charges that he damaged a communication device from a Somerset County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
Officials confirm 1st case of Maine lobster gear causing the death of endangered right whale
The whale was found dead near Martha’s Vineyard in January, but the official cause of death – ‘chronic entanglement’ in fishing gear that belonged to a Maine lobsterman – was announced Wednesday.
Maine business group criticizes latest paid family leave rules, saying 30 days’ notice is not enough
Businesses with just a few workers would not easily adjust if a worker takes paid leave with little notice, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce said.
Augusta apartment building fire displaces 19 people, including 10 children
The apartment where a fire started on South Belfast Avenue on Tuesday night did not have a working smoke detector, officials said.
New Jersey motorcyclist dies after hitting moose in Piscataquis County
Police say the crash occurred when a moose walked into the southbound lanes of I-95 on Monday evening.