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Event in Topsham could impact traffic on Route 196

Topsham, ME · 4h

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New schools underway for Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland/North Yarmouth

Great Falls Construction is involved in southern Maine elementary school projects, with two in the works and a third just finished. The Gorham-based firm broke ground on a new 111,000-square-foot, $89 million middle school for Cape Elizabeth in October, on a parcel of land off Scott Dyer Road, between the existing middle school and the high school.

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Bangor Daily News

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Gorham elects Maine’s 1st openly nonbinary state lawmaker

Seven Siegel, a Gorham town councilor, won 3,229 votes to serve Maine House District 109.

Gorham, ME · 2d

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Windham-Raymond School Board vote against naming school after children's advocate

WINDHAM (WGME) -- Windham's new middle school will not be named after a long-time child advocate in Maine. Wednesday night, the Windham-Raymond School Board voted against naming the school after Bill Diamond. They instead approved the name Windham-Raymond Middle School. Diamond, who died last year at 80, represented both Windham...

Windham, ME · 2d
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Voters in 8 Maine towns approved measures capping or freezing mobile home lot rents

Residents have faced drastic increases as more out-of-state corporations have purchased Maine mobile home parks.

Maine · 1d

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Alternative sentencing program saving county money

Executive Director Emily Rabbe, left, introduces Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission's new floodplain manager, Bekah Farmer during the Nov. 3 Lincoln County commissioners meeting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department sponsors an alternative sentencing program for Two Bridges Regional Jail inmates. Twice a year, the program allows non-violent offenders...

Lincoln County, ME · 2d

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Hallowell police chief says he can’t recommend Quarry Tap Room liquor license renewal

HALLOWELL, Maine (WABI) - Hallowell Police Chief Zachary Kindelan said he cannot, in good faith, recommend the renewal of the Quarry Tap Room’s liquor license ahead of a public hearing. Chief cites concerns about operations. Kindelan said he does not want to see the Quarry Tap Room close, but...

Hallowell, ME · 1d

Maine Morning Star

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Several Maine towns approve data center moratoriums on local ballots

After Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a temporary statewide data center moratorium earlier this year, voters in several Maine towns approved local ordinances this week.  Voters in Peru, a town in Oxford County, approved a 180-day moratorium on data center development and permitting. The local ballot question received 578 votes in support and 182 against, according […]

Maine · 2d

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Lewiston becomes latest Maine city to restrict syringe service programs

Nearly 60% of voters supported the restrictions, despite a coalition of public health experts, doctors and advocates campaigning against them.

Lewiston, ME · 1d

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Housing experts say Maine should focus on making building easier

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine is facing a housing shortage, as home and rent prices continue to rise at an alarming rate. Experts say the solution to both problems is to make building easier. Housing advocacy group Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says Portland saw just 7 percent housing growth, but a...

Maine · 2d

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Speeding a familiar complaint for Southport selectmen

A Nickerson Road resident on Nov. 4 requested Southport selectmen try to slow down traffic on her street by placing a new stop and caution children playing signs. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register. For the past 45 years, the most frequently heard complaint is about speeding motorists, Southport Selectman Gerry Gamage said....

Southport, ME · 2d

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Local Flavor: Saco pub gets glow-up, Buy a vet a beer in Biddeford

Townhouse Pub at 5 Storer St., Saco, has been around for decades, and is described on its website as “Saco’s original watering hole.”. The pub has announced on social media that it just had “a serious glow up,” and will be reopening on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Biddeford, ME · 1d

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Biddeford to implement pilot program to respond to homelessness and encampments

Biddeford will implement an encampment engagement and resolution team pilot program to better address homelessness encampments. A city leadership team proposed the pilot to respond to homelessness and encampments while reducing the burden on Public Works, Code Enforcement, and other municipal departments, according to a memo from the leadership team to the city council.

Biddeford, ME · 1d

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles spends Election Day greeting Maine voters

HAMPDEN (WGME) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles spent Election Day greeting voters across the state. Charles made stops in Gorham, Auburn and Hampden Tuesday. He says his message to Mainers remains the same as it did when he started his campaign: cut crime, cut taxes and no nonsense...

Maine · 4d

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Portland to map out growth, development in new 10-year plan

Portland city officials are developing a plan to guide growth and development in Maine’s largest city over the next decade. Portland’s Plan 2040 will shape city policy, investment and development over the next decade, addressing housing, economic growth, climate change, infrastructure and public spaces. “From the rising cost...

Portland, ME · 1d

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Lewiston mayoral race heads to runoff between Rick LaChapelle, Mayor Carl Sheline

LEWISTON (WGME) -- Lewiston voters will return to the polls for a runoff election after no candidate won a majority in a five-way mayoral race. City Clerk Kathy Montejo says the city’s mayor must be elected by majority vote, meaning “more than 50 percent, which is more than half.”

Lewiston, ME · 3d

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Questions Remain as Task Force Finishes Its Work

The task force developing land use controls for large industrial developments has wrapped up its work without addressing the thorny issue of low-level noise emanating from developments, such as data centers. The Industrial Development Standards Task Force presented its recommendations to city boards beginning this week. The package was first...

Sanford, ME · 1d

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Professor Vladimir Douhovnikoff talks future of the Brunswick Dam

On Thursday, Associate Professor of Biology Vladimir Douhovnikoff and science chair of FreeTheAndro gave a talk in the Main Lounge of Moulton Union entitled “Androscoggin For All: Managing the Brunswick Dam to Better Serve the Common Good.” The talk was sponsored by the Association of Bowdoin Friends and occurred as the Brunswick Dam’s fifty year operating license is up for renewal.

Brunswick, ME · 1d

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Biddeford confirms appointment of new city manager

Laurie Smith has officially been named Biddeford’s new city manager. The City Council, with councilor Marc Lessard absent, unanimously confirmed Smith’s appointment Thursday night. Smith is currently the Kennebunk town manager, a position she’s held for 12 years. She will begin her new job as Biddeford city manager...

Biddeford, ME · 1d

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8 more Maine towns adopt data center bans in lopsided elections

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 · 2d