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.
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Mid-Coast Audubon offers Sears Island Birding Field Trip
Mid-Coast Audubon is set to lead a birding field trip to Sears Island in Searsport on Saturday, May 11. During spring migration, many songbird species rest and feed on Sears Island during their long northbound trip. The eBird database has records for 234 species at this Waldo County birding hotspot. Birders of all ages and […]
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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.
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Chelsea man indicted for alleged machete attack
The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.
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Maine Senate approves legislation to allow Sears Island offshore wind terminal
The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine’s drive to generate offshore wind.
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Maine House, protecting sand dunes, rejects plan to build offshore wind terminal on Sears Island
It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine, which would create hundreds of high-paying jobs and advance the state’s climate goals.
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Critics call plan for Searsport offshore wind site ‘dangerous precedent,’ point to coastal impacts
Wind power advocates and conservationists looking to protect Sears Island from use as a wind power hub presented their points of view to lawmakers, who must choose between the two sides.
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Mills administration taking next steps to advance Sears Island offshore wind project
After selecting Sears Island as a hub for Maine’s floating offshore wind industry, the Mills administration is proposing legislation allowing construction of a wind terminal in a coastal sand dune system.
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How a note in an antique dress from Searsport created a sensation
A 19th century bustle dress bought in Searsport a decade ago made national news last week, after a researcher decoded an old telegraph message found inside it.
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Wife of the only Mainer killed during Lee struggles to come to terms with what happened
Hailee Phillips said she was on the phone with her husband, Gary, when a tree fell on his car during the storm around 9 a.m. Saturday. He died of his injuries at the hospital.