Mayor Mark Walker announced the meeting last week, adding that public response to the closure has been “loud.”
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Red Sand Project fills Skowhegan sidewalk cracks as reminder of human trafficking
The downtown rotary became the palette for roving artists to spread their message about human trafficking and the need for people to be aware of its existence even in Somerset County.
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Incumbent Lapointe challenged for Hallowell council seat
Incumbent Councilor-at-Large George Lapointe will run against Matthew Radasch, while races for Ward 3 councilor and a RSU 2 school board member are poised to be unopposed.
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Brewery-inspired CBD coffee shop open for business in Oakland
The Warehouse, at 826 Kennedy Memorial Drive, was given the green light Friday to sell coffee infused with cannabidiol made on-site.
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Monmouth dairy uses federal, local grants to go solar
The Milkhouse was awarded $36,000 from the USDA and $10,000 from the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments to install a solar array that will eventually fill all the farm’s energy needs.
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Waterville council to consider rezoning request for pot store
City councilors on Tuesday will consider whether to follow the recommendation of the Planning Board, which voted 4-3 Monday not to recommend the council rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive so an adult-use marijuana store may open there.
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Motorcyclists lead fundraising ride for teen-parent program in Waterville
The fundraiser, done in concert with Low XII Maine chapters of Widows Sons Masonic Riders and the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers, is raising money and supplies to support the Sharon Abram Teen Parent School.
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BikeMaine wraps up tour with lunch in Waterville
BikeMaine tour riders close the midcoast loop by returning to Waterville for lunch from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Augusta’s last remaining Rite Aid to close
The Hospital Street store and pharmacy that’s closing at the end of the month is within easy walking distance to an apartment complex and long-term care facility on Glenridge Drive and the state’s east side office complex.
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Communities keep diverting trash as they wait for planned Hampden facility
Officials say the long-term benefits of perfecting the state-of-the-art equipment are worth the wait, and local towns claim the delay has not caused much trouble for them.