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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Industry, landowners oppose LePage bill to gut wind power permitting process
The LePage administration wants to eliminate the controversial, streamlined permitting process that has drawn more wind energy projects to Maine than the rest of New England combined.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
Judge allows Eastport man in manslaughter case to go outside Riverview
Hazen McDugald, who was found not criminally responsible for the 2015 death of Maurice Harris, 75, in Eastport, will be allowed in the community for up to six hours with supervision.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools and Education
Photos: Cony High students take to the stage in 127th ‘Chizzle Wizzle’
The student variety show is billed as the oldest such performance in the nation.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine Crime
New York man convicted on charges linked to firing gun at Augusta Walmart parking lot
Reginald McBride was one of four people arrested in June 2016 after two armed bystanders broke up the dispute.
Posted inMaine
Another nor’easter, another foot-plus of snow forecast for central Maine
The National Weather Service predicted that 12 inches to 18 inches of snow would fall across central Maine starting Tuesday morning into Wednesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta police try to identify suspect in attempted pet store robbery
The suspect, a man with a thick, dark beard, is accused of trying to rob the store on Friday.
Posted inMaine
Augusta nonprofit group plans homeless shelter expansion amid rising need for families
Shelter officials say they’ve had to turn people away in recent years, so they’re proposing to add 14 beds to an existing 26-bed building off Hospital Street.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s January unemployment rate declined slightly to 3 percent
The state’s jobless rate has been below 4 percent for a record 26 consecutive months.
Posted inMaine
Study proposing two-way traffic in downtown Augusta splits merchants
A loss of parking, traffic safety is cited by opponents, while supporters say it will help in the effort to revitalize downtown and attract more people.