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Franklin County opens new emergency response center in Farmington
The ribbon was cut today for the grand opening of Franklin County's new emergency operations center in Farmington. The new Franklin County EOC consolidates county-wide emergency response services under one roof. It houses the sheriff's office, five town police departments, multiple fire and ambulance services, and emergency management operations. Officials...
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Amazon inches closer to Gorham warehouse approval amid local resistance
GORHAM, Maine (WGME) -- Amazon’s controversial Gorham distribution center just cleared a massive hurdle bringing the facility closer to reality. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has approved its environmental permits. The state agency ruled the nearly 150 thousand square foot facility won't adversely impact the local environment or...
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Bath Iron Works certified to build second destroyer, pending funding
The Department of War has certified that General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has the production capacity to support construction of a second guided-missile destroyer, contingent on congressional funding. The Oct. 12 decision followed a review of production throughput, schedule adherence, quality assurance, supply chain resilience and workforce management at the...
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Work By Local Painter At Bristol Area Library During November
The Bristol Area Library will feature the work of local artist Denise Gordon for the month of November. Gordon moved to Bristol in spring 2022 from Albuquerque, N.M., where she had lived since 2011. She retired from working as a registered nurse and wanted to be closer to family. Gordon...
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LePage casts ballot, calls election ‘most important for decades to come’
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Former Gov. Paul LePage went to the polls Thursday and urged Mainers to do the same. The Second Congressional District Republican candidate and former governor spoke with the press after casting an absentee ballot at Augusta City Hall. He shared a simple message with the public,...
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Wiscasset Voters Approve Funding for Pump Station Improvements
Wiscasset voters approved funding $667,174 in improvements to the wastewater treatment plant pump stations during a special town meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20. In a meeting following the special town meeting, the Wiscasset Select Board accepted a bid of $4,520,812 for the project from Turner-based company T Buck Construction. The...
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Dear voters: Lessons from Augusta
It is not a surprising recognition that the right to vote has expanded drastically since this country’s founding. From the once-radical claim that women were capable of independent thought and could vote responsibly, to the recognition that African-Americans deserved the same voting rights as white Americans, to subsequent attempts to restrict voting, history offers no shortage of evidence that the right to vote has been hard-earned. Yet there is still something deeply unsatisfying about how we show up to engage with the government that will set the tone for the country’s priorities for the next two years, and likely far beyond that.
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Wilton Board of Selectpersons sets Nov. 10 workshop to overhaul conduct rules
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons has scheduled a Nov. 10 workshop at the Wilton Town Office to overhaul its decade-old conduct policies and member rules. During its regular business meeting Tuesday, the board voted 4-0 to review the final five pages of a 17-page draft that Selectwoman Tiffany Maiuri and Board Chair David Leavitt prepared.
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Mainers share their stories during Contractor Concerns Community Forum in Lewiston
PORTLAND (WGME) – The CBS13 I-Team heard about home renovation problems, unfinished projects and property owners searching for answers Wednesday at its Contractor Concerns Community Forum in Lewiston. People came through the doors with questions about projects that stalled, work that was never finished and contractors they say stopped...
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2026 Maine Clerk of the Year Celebrated on Election Heroes Day
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Augusta City Clerk Kelly Gooldrup has been named the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association’s 2026 Clerk of the Year. The recognition comes on Election Heroes Day, which honors election staff and poll workers nationwide. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows pointed to one close...
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Opposition mounts to CMP's Greater Portland buildout
Concerns about the potential impacts of a planned half billion-dollar upgrade to the Greater Portland electric grid are mounting among some local residents and elected officials. Central Maine Power is seeking approval from state utility regulators for a planned $547 million project to update poles, wires and electric substations in...