Proposed 4% increase expected to raise about $52,000 during this fiscal year, which would help pay higher costs during the fiscal year that started a week ago and allow the Wastewater Department to begin saving toward the next phase of its system upgrades.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
They’ve gone and dung it: Clinton ‘digester’ to produce natural gas from manure
Construction is underway at Flood Brothers Farm for a first-in-Maine digester costing at least $20 million that is to produce natural gas from cow manure trucked in from in-state farms.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, News
Gardiner officials to consider 4% increase in sewer rates this year, 8% next year
This latest request for an increase follows annual 4% increases in each of the last four years to fund the operation of the city’s wastewater treatment department.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Hallowell Public Works foreman arrested on drunken driving charge
Christopher Buck, who has been the Hallowell Public Works foreman since 2013, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Hallowell Public Works garage.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
In berry-picking ecosystem, Readfield farm among few local spots in U-pick raspberry market
Raspberries can be a labor-intensive crop, but the Reeds aren’t giving up any time soon after nearly 20 years in the business.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Review of state university system’s hiring policies finds UMA presidential search violated rules
The presidential search that resulted in the hiring and subsequent withdrawal of Michael Laliberte violated the university system’s “employment background and screening policy” enacted a decade ago, according to an internal review.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
House destroyed after car fire in Rome spreads from garage
One of the homeowners had complained about the car brakes feeling hot minutes before flames consumed the garage and home Sunday on Nickerson Lane.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Skowhegan man pleads guilty to defrauding federal pandemic loan program
Nathan Reardon, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Bangor to misusing money provided by the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: People in central Maine celebrate Fourth of July with parades — both on and off the water
In Clinton and Belgrade, people lined up Monday to watch or participate in Independence Day parades. Belgrade held a boat parade through Old Mill Pond Stream at the mouth of Great Pond in Belgrade while Clinton marched through downtown. Photos taken by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta’s Fourth of July celebrations draw hundreds to capital city
Monday’s events marked both the founding of the United States of America and the 100th anniversary of the opening Old Fort Western as a museum.