The Gardiner Hannaford at 40 Main Ave. experienced its worst flooding damage in nearly 40 years during the Dec. 18 storm, which flooded most of downtown Gardiner and downtown Hallowell.
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Bill to encourage mobile homes in Maine advances through Legislature
State Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, proposed a bill that would allow mobile homes on single-family lots.
Annual Central Maine Chocolate Festival draws those with sweet tooths, other interests to Fairfield
Vendors were selling chocolate treats, crafts, toys and other items Sunday at the Fairfield Community Center, all to benefit the Central Maine Fourth of July Celebration in Clinton.
Waterville Planning Board to consider 89-room hotel, solar ordinance revisions
The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
Monmouth mulls limiting access to town beach for nonresidents, nontaxpayers
The proposed town beach ordinance, the details of which are not yet finalized, will bar nonresidents and nontaxpayers from going to the beach unless they purchase a daily or weekly beach pass from the town office.
Police: Canaan man arrested after leading officer on chase, crashing vehicle
Nicholas Hanson, 39, led police Friday on a chase through Skowhegan and into Madison, where he crashed, according to officials.
Loophole leaves Maine patients vulnerable to hefty ambulance fees
Despite knowing how the system works, an employee of the state’s largest insurance carrier still couldn’t avoid thousands of dollars in out-of-network bills.
January storms leave many working waterfronts in Maine adrift
Back-to-back natural disasters caused significant damage to Maine’s coastal infrastructure, leaving some wharf owners to wonder what it will take to rebuild and how they’ll pay for it.
Tensions on Peaks Island: A road that never existed leads to fear about public access
A strip of land off Ryefield Street – a so-called paper street – has been the site of weddings, afternoon picnics and play dates for decades. But one island family has filed an ownership claim that others worry could cut the public off.
Imposter scams topped Maine’s 7,500 fraud complaints in 2023
The Federal Trade Commission received fraud reports from consumers in Maine totaling more than $17 million last year.