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Augusta council approves preliminary deal to process Hatch Hill trash in Hampden

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Augusta City Council approved a preliminary agreement with Municipal Waste Solutions to change how trash is handled at Hatch Hill, the regional landfill serving the city and seven surrounding communities. Municipal Waste Solutions would process Augusta’s waste at a facility in Hampden. How the...

Augusta, ME · 21h

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Waldo County tackles deferred upgrades, rising costs in $14.8 million budget draft for 2027

BELFAST — Nearly a year after public outrage derailed Waldo County’s proposed 36 percent budget increase, county officials are still grappling with the financial fallout as they draft their next spending plan.

Waldo County, ME · 1d

Bangor Daily News

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Brewer considers changes to data center rules

The city said it isn’t currently negotiating with any data center developers and that the amendments would help evaluate future proposals.

Brewer, ME · 21h

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Maine Porch Pirate Warning as Holidays Near in Portland, Bangor

Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping bring more packages to Maine doorsteps and potential theft risks.

Portland, ME · 23h

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Report: Big Number of Overseas Ballots with No Oversight Swings Maine Elections to Democrats

A huge upswing in overseas votes with no oversight won several elections for the Democrats in Maine, a report says. At issue is the state’s UOCAVA ballots (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), which allows people who are supposedly citizens of Maine but who are currently living overseas to vote via email, fax, or mail. But the policy has no oversight and allows people who have never lived in Maine, never paid taxes in Maine, and have no intention of living in Maine in the future to vote just because they said they want to.

Maine · 23h

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Novel by Maine author was shortlisted for literary prize

Elizabeth Strout's latest novel, "The Things We Never Say," was a contender for this year's Booker Prize.

Maine · 1d

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Bangor School Committee members sworn in

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Three members of the Bangor School Committee took their seats Monday morning. Incumbent Katie Brydon along with newcomers Emily Tilton and Jamie Beck were elected last week. The three ran unopposed. The committee also unanimously elected Brydon as chair. She says the school department has a...

Bangor, ME · 1d

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Maine Shows Its True Colors in Ranking of America's Most Charitable States

This is one ranking every Mainer can be proud of. After all, generosity is in our DNA.

Maine · 2d

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New program will help people in Maine get to school, work, appointments and more

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The United Way is launching a new pilot project in Maine to help people get to appointments, work, school and more. The program is called Keep ME Moving and is funded thanks to support from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The program will help people pay for small car repairs, bus passes, and Lyft rides.

Maine · 2d

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Maine’s Public Advocate warns that low-income utility customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers

Maine’s Public Advocate is warning that low-income electric customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers. Public Advocate Heather Sanborn said in an Oct. 21 letter to community solar companies that “our office is concerned that some Maine ratepayers may be being misled.” Her point is that a discount... The post Maine’s Public Advocate warns that low-income utility customers can end up paying more if they sign up for community solar offers appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Maine · 3d

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Developer revives data center plan for old Maine paper mill

This story appears as part of a collaborationbetween The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. You can show your support for this effort with a donationto The Monitor. Read more about the partnership.

Maine · 1d

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Experience Maine's Longest Drive-Thru Holiday Lights Display

The event opens for the season on November 27th

Maine · 22h

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Maine's Highest-Earning Cities Have Been Revealed

Some of these towns and cities were a complete surprise

Maine · 1d

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Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 1d

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How the blue wave reached a conservative part of Maine’s White Mountains

Daniel O’Connor is a Report for Americacorps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers.

Maine · 1d

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Restoring a historic gem for community use

HAMPDEN -- A historic building on Main Road in Hampden is getting a fresh start. The former Hampden Congregational Church was recently purchased by the Maine Savings Federal Credit Union and renovated into a community meeting space. "It's truly a gem for the community," said President & CEO of Maine...

Hampden, ME · 1d

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Hannah Pingree says Jay shouldn’t be data center ‘testing ground’

The governor elect's comment comes a day after the owner of the former mill submitted permit applications to Maine regulators.

Jay, ME · 1d

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Maine to receive funding from Rural Health Transformation Program

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Sen. Susan Collins says Maine will receive more than $190 million in the second year of a program she proposed. The funding comes from the Rural Health Transformation Program. Maine will get about $360,000 more than last year. In a statement, Collins said, “Funding from this...

Maine · 22h

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RSU 63 district communities vote to close elementary school

EDDINGTON -- Voters from the towns of Eddington, Holden, and Clifton have passed a measure to close the Eddington Elementary School. "The talks about closing a school had been going on for two or more years," said Rachel Downs, RSU 63 School Board Chair. Over twice as many voters were...

Eddington, ME · 1d