Councilors on Tuesday also will consider buying two used ambulances for up to $131,000 to start a city-owned ambulance service.
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Maine’s Native Americans push for more than Indigenous Peoples Day
During a Sunday appearance in Augusta, Native American advocate Sheri Mitchell said the new holiday was “good political capital” and urged attendees to lobby their legislators for bigger changes.
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Big renovations begin at Madison Health Center
The first part of the project will renovate 2,500 square feet of space at the current facility, costing approximately $500,000.
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State Police probe suspicious death of Richmond man
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead in his Kimball Street home on Friday afternoon, authorities say.
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Windsor home to substation that stabilizes power for rest of New England
A $50 million system, the largest of its kind in North America, was installed at a $153 million Central Maine Power electrical substation in Windsor.
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Central Mainers, spirits turn out for ghost investigation at Vassalboro mill during third annual Parafest
Ghost Research and Investigations of Maine and Central Maine Ghost Hunters co-hosted a two-day event at the Olde Mill Place in Vassalboro Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12.
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Five Questions: Washington General Store co-owner Sean Donaghy
A co-owner of the Washington General Store talks about being inspired by town residents to fill a need in the small Knox county town.
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Rising from the ashes in Mount Vernon
A week after Barn Boards and More’s Mount Vernon workshop burned, the company that salvages old barns and makes furniture is putting the pieces of the business back together in a different way.
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Central Maine schools go beyond the screen to support learning
“If we have the focus of the screen being the thing — we are doing it wrong,” said Matthew Shea, director of teaching and learning for Winthrop Public Schools, “(Devices) should be used as support and as tools, not the focus.”
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Police seek public’s help in finding Oakland woman missing since Oct. 3
Oakland Police Department said Friday that Tesla Staff was last seen by her roommate when she was leaving her residence between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.