The public will be allowed to testify at two evening hearings at the University of Maine at Farmington on the project’s impact to scenic character and the environment among other things.
Franklin County
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bingham school closure among latest as Maine’s student population declines
As the number of students in Maine drops, it’s causing some school districts to think about closing local schools and what the effect is on communities.
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Posted inMaine Crime
Central Maine March 23 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for March 23, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State
Franklin County commissioners withdraw support for NECEC project
Commissioners said they were frustrated with the permitting process and that their decision was not influenced by a complaint presented Tuesday about a flyer distributed by CMP in Farmington.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Franklin County slips in health rankings
Premature deaths have increased in the western Maine county.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mills’ support for power line shows commitment to constituents, climate change fight
Maine can’t cut its carbon emissions without further hydropower, such as that delivered via NECEC.
Posted inLocal & State
Incoming changes to traffic court prosecution leave smaller departments wondering
In April, the District Attorney’s Office for Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties will stop prosecuting traffic tickets, leaving local police departments to pursue their own cases.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Treatment of opioid crisis in central Maine gets a boost
While MaineGeneral Health and others have established effective programs to combat the epidemic, health care leaders see new hope in the approaches from Mills’ administration.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Morning Sentinel Feb. 15 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 15, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Winter weather complicates commutes, causes closures in central Maine
Communities in Maine woke up to a sheet of snow that closed courts, municipal offices and schools.