No one came forward to claim Gerry R. Brooks after he died last month, and a funeral home director said it’s becoming a more common situation.
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Waterville City Hall exterior to get $85,000 paint job
The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-0 to award the $85,000 contract to Clean Cut Painting Co. of Bethel.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home insurance rates are rising. Blame climate change.
More frequent and intense weather extremes and rising sea levels will drive up Maine home insurance premiums by 19% this year, the second-highest increase in the U.S., a recent report says.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Central Maine’s L.C. Bates Museum has preserved natural history for more than a century. Now it must preserve itself.
Volunteers say the work is extensive, costly and a labor of love for the museum in the Hinckley area of Fairfield.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Greater Portland Landmarks sues city to prevent demolition of Free Street building
The preservation nonprofit is seeking to overturn a City Council vote in May that allows the Portland Museum of Art to demolish the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Second public meeting set on $95 million Coburn Gore border station
Federal government meeting will begin at 5 p.m. June 27.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Beating the extreme heat: Central Mainers search for swimming holes, pools and cooling centers
As the heat wave continues to build and steam, people in central Maine were taking measures to cool off wherever they could.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
Even before noon on Wednesday, the heat index in Maine soared to 100 degrees in Portland and Waterville with 103 in Sanford and Fryeburg, according to News Center Maine meteorologist Jason Nappi.
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Heat wave trips up power plants, prompting New England grid operator to issue warning
ISO-New England declared a ‘Power Caution’ for more than 4 hours Tuesday as air conditioners cranked up at the start of what’s expected to be a 3-day heat wave.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, Schools and Education
Dresden voters pass $1.78 million municipal budget
Around 55 residents passed Dresden’s $1.78 million budget at Tuesday’s annual town meeting without any changes or adjustments to the proposed municipal spending plan.