Residents will be able to give input on the controversial issue before before they vote on Thursday at the special town meeting to be held at 6 p.m. at the Town Office at 38 Whitefield Road.
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Maine House votes for grant program to build mixed-income rental housing
The program would be administered by MaineHousing and support the production of mixed-income housing by nonprofit developers, cooperatives and public entities.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State selects Sears Island as preferred site for Maine’s new offshore wind port
The decision to develop the Searsport location to assemble and ship turbines and other offshore wind components to sites in the Gulf of Maine is subject to state and federal permitting.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Gifford’s ice cream plant in Skowhegan restarts production one year after fire destroyed facility
A year after a fire devastated Gifford’s production facility and headquarters, the Skowhegan-based ice cream maker has started making ice cream on a limited basis.
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Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
2021 law required African American studies in Maine schools. A new bill would strengthen it.
While other states are banning lessons on African American history and slavery, Maine lawmakers are considering updating the law mandating these classes be taught in all K-12 schools to ensure compliance and provide resources.
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Driver dies, passenger critically injured in New Sharon crash
The accident occurred shortly before noon near Tuttle’s Auto Sales on Route 2.
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State police respond to erratic driver, crashes on Interstate 295
The incident caused a traffic backup, and troopers responded to 2 separate secondary crashes involving a total of 6 vehicles.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Bangor police investigating death of child
Bangor police said that the child arrived at the hospital on Sunday morning and died that night.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex with a long-term goal of making it a center for the arts and artisans.