The museum, which celebrates the First Amendment, will operate out of a space on Water Street for three years while the former home of Guy Gannett gets an update.
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New building being constructed after fire destroys Waterville eatery
The Last Unicorn Restaurant at 6 and 8 Silver St. in downtown Waterville was destroyed by fire last year, and the property owner has hired an architect and contractor to construct another building.
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Augusta councilors approve $2.6 million tax break for proposed downtown riverfront boutique hotel
The plan calls for developing the castle-like Olde Federal Building in downtown Augusta into a destination hotel with a spa, café and rooftop bar.
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Trail projects in Skowhegan underway as part of master plan
Somerset Woods Trustees, a nonprofit land trust, is working on projects at two local preserves, while other groups are planning more projects to develop a local trail network.
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Augusta board approves height rules change for major redevelopment of former Kmart site
A $48 million redevelopment proposal could bring a hotel with a rooftop restaurant or bar, apartments or condominiums to the site off Western Avenue.
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‘Game-changing’ proposal would bring hotel, apartments, retail to former Kmart in Augusta
Due to the height of the proposed hotel – up to 85 feet – the project needs a contract zone from the city’s Planning Board.
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From parking to trash, Skowhegan officials consider future development
The town’s Board of Selectmen and Planning Board met for their annual joint meeting Tuesday, discussing more than a dozen goals and priorities for the next year.
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Waterville board requires food truck court fence to be removed, replaced
The Waterville Planning Board told PoPo’s Food Truck Court developer PoPo Lu that she must replace the fence she installed around the property at 121 Kennedy Memorial Drive with a stockade fence and extend it to block headlights from shining in neighbors’ windows.
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Waterville board votes to approve plans for solar farm off County Road
WATERVILLE — The Planning Board voted unanimously 7-0 Tuesday to approve a final plan for a solar farm on about 10 acres at 244 County Road. The 1.99-megawatt solar farm, to be developed by BD Solar Holmes Farm LLC, will be on land leased to the business by property owner Kevin Violette. One megawatt can […]
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‘Land bank’ sets sights on first goal: Revitalizing East Millinocket mill
The new state authority wants to create business space and housing in empty properties that private and municipal developers won’t take on.