Central Maine arrest log: Oct. 19 – Oct. 25

Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island

Sears Island is Maine's preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.

Maine DOT defends choice of Sears Island for wind port

In a recent report, the agency described 2 dozen locations where it considered building a wind port and said Sears Island would be the least costly.

Central Maine arrest log: Sept. 6-13

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Sept. 6-13, 2024.

Energy company wants Maine to use its port instead of Sears Island for offshore wind hub

Competition for Maine's offshore wind port is sharpening with Sprague Operating Resources proposing Mack Point as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.

Maine Woodland Owners to host tree identification day

Sears Island has staved off industrialization for decades. Now it may become Maine’s wind port.

Even environmentalists disagree over whether the state's largest uninhabited island is an ideal site for Maine to stake a claim in the offshore wind industry. Many say Mack Point's the better choice.

State applies for $456 million federal grant to build wind port on Sears Island

Opponents who favor nearby Mack Point as the location for the terminal criticized the state, saying it is focusing the grant application on Sears Island before completing a study of both sites.

Mid-Coast Audubon offers Sears Island Birding Field Trip

Mills vetoes bill requiring developers of clean energy projects to work with unions

The bill would have required companies leasing state land for clean energy projects to enter into contract with labor unions.