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Bangor Daily News

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Old Town economic development director quits after less than a year

Amy Collinsworth quit to “pursue an opportunity for advancement in my field,” according to her resignation letter.

Old Town, ME · 3d

Country Herald

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Maine Winter Thanksgiving Travel: Even Salted I-95 Can Freeze

I-95 and I-295 travelers face a hidden winter hazard when road salt loses effectiveness below 20 degrees.

Portland, ME · 1d

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MDIFW says Brookfield should pay $120,000 for Ripogenus Dam fish kills

Maine wildlife officials want a subsidiary of energy giant Brookfield Renewable to pay $120,000 for a series of mass fish strandings caused by malfunctions at the Ripogenus Dam near Baxter State Park. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposed the payments to compensate for the hundreds of landlocked...

Maine · 12h

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Opportunity knocks with decade-long tax breaks for 25 Maine zones

A total of 25 areas across Maine have been designated federal Qualified Opportunity Zones, qualifying them for enhanced tax incentives over the next decade to attract private investment. Already a Subscriber? Log in. Get Instant Access to This Article. Subscribe to Mainebiz and get immediate access to all of our...

Maine · 1d

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Maine Cruise Port to Vote on Cruise Ship Scrubber Ban

Portland, Maine's City Council is looking into a ban on cruise ship "scrubbers" while the vessels are in port. The resolution, which will be considered on Monday, would make the popular New England cruise stop the first port in the state to restrict exhaust gas cleaning systems (better known as scrubbers) on visiting cruise ships.

Portland, ME · 5h

Bangor Daily News

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Letter: Money in Bangor City Council race sets wrong priorities

"We should prioritize people over property and evidence-based solutions over feelings."

Bangor, ME · 1d

Bangor Daily News

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Bell rings out as WWII soldier and other veterans parade through Bangor

Don Gallupe, 102, followed the Cole Land Transportation Museum's Freedom Bell through the city on Wednesday.

Bangor, ME · 1d

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Ellsworth Elks provided free meals on Veteran's Day

ELLSWORTH -- The Ellsworth Elks invited veterans to grab a bite to eat as a thank you for their service. Since 2013, the Elks have offered free breakfast, lunch, and dinner for veterans and their families. The event is put together by volunteers, and they accept donations which go towards...

Ellsworth, ME · 1d

Ultimate Maine

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Maine's Medal of Honor Legacy Is One Worth Celebrating

This Veterans Day, we honor Maine’s heroes, including those who earned our nation’s highest military honor.

Maine · 1d

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Wreath-making workshop welcomes all in Searsmont

Georges River Land Trust is inviting community members to get into the holiday spirit with two free wreath-making workshops at Gibson Preserve in December. The annual event will take place Wednesday, Dec. 2, from noon to 3 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the organization.

Searsmont, ME · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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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 · 2d

The Maine Monitor

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Working group to study municipal revenue impact as Kennebec River dam decommissioning plans advance

SKOWHEGAN — Town Manager Aaron Miller has joined the Municipal Revenue Working Group to evaluate how decommissioning of the Weston Dam and three other hydroelectric dams on the lower Kennebec River will impact local finances.

Skowhegan, ME · 2d

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Census data shows foreign-born, naturalized citizenship in Maine slightly increasing

PORTLAND (WGME) - Maine’s immigrant population is up from last year, according to new census data. The numbers show more immigrants have moved to the state, and that many of them also later became U.S. citizens. Roughly 1.4 million people call Maine home. Census data shows about 67,000 of...

Maine · 1d

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Veterans Day commemoration in Bangor honors Maine’s fallen Korean War service members

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Veterans Day ceremony in Bangor honored Mainers who died during the Korean War. The Maine Korean War Veterans Association held the commemoration at the Maine Korean War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery. About 36,000 U.S. service members died during the Korean War. 247 of them...

Bangor, ME · 1d

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Hannah Pingree says she wants strict rules in place before data centers are built in Maine

JAY (WGME) -- Developers of a proposed data center in the town of Jay say they've submitted permit applications to the Department of Environmental Protection. The local developer and its national partner, Sentinel Data Systems, have revived plans to replace the closed paper mill in Jay with a $550 million AI data center.

Jay, ME · 1d

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This Maine mountain has a 100-year-old tower and a view that inspired a famous poem

Camden Hills State Park spreads across about 5,500 acres in Midcoast Maine, just north of Camden, and Mount Battie is its crown. The summit rises nearly 800 feet, and from there the wooded slopes drop straight to Penobscot Bay. You can see the harbor, a scatter of islands, and on a clear day, Cadillac Mountain far off in Acadia.

Camden, ME · 1d

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Maine communities canceled Flock contracts, but cameras sometimes remained for months

AUBURN (WGME) -- Some Maine communities that ended contracts with Flock Safety found the company’s automated license plate reader cameras remained in place for weeks and, in one case, months, raising questions about whether the cameras could still collect or share data after local access was shut off. In...

Auburn, ME · 6h

Bangor Daily News

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Letter: Maine should not object to permitting reform bill

"The bill further ensures that data centers pay for the grid upgrades they require, rather than passing those costs to Maine families."

Maine · 19h