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KVCAP opens 37 affordable apartments in Waterville

WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) -KVCAP celebrated the opening of 37 new affordable apartments in Waterville on Thursday with a ribbon cutting at a site that holds decades of memories for the city. The event marked the end of a multi-year redevelopment project in the city’s South End. David Pelton, president...

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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
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Two Maine towns are terminating their contract with Delta Ambulance

FAIRFIELD -- Fairfield and Benton are moving away from private ambulance services and will be changing to a town-operated service early next year. The non-profit Delta Ambulance has been serving communities in central Maine for over 5 decades, filling in the gaps left by municipal services. However, the towns of...

Fairfield, 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.

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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

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Waldoboro Culvert To Be Redone in Summer 2028

The Maine Department of Transportation has publicized plans for the replacement of a large culvert under Route 235 in Waldoboro, near Hackmatack Lane. The culvert, currently two side-by-side corrugated aluminum pipes allowing passage of Levensaler Brook under the road, will be replaced with a long single concrete box culvert, according to DOT plans. The current structure is in “poor condition,” according to a virtual public meeting on the culvert, impacting the ground above it.

Waldoboro, ME · 2d

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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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Midcoast middle school temporarily closed after bedbugs found

"While we understand that this news may be unsettling, we want to reassure families that there is currently no indication of an infestation at our school," a letter from the superintendent and principal read.

Waldoboro, ME · 2d

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Sugarloaf prepares for November 20 opening

When is Sugarloaf scheduled to open for the 2026-2027 season?. How many ski areas are located in Maine according to the article?. Ski and snowboard season is right around the corner in Maine as temperatures begin to drop and snow starts falling in the mountains. Some ski resorts have already...

Carrabassett Valley, ME · 1d

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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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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...

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Residents question property tax increases at Rumford Select Board meeting

RUMFORD — Rumford’s Select Board meeting began with a bang on Thursday, when two residents used the public comment period to complain about a significant increase in their property taxes that will follow the town’s recent revaluation and mill rate increase.

Rumford, 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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MaineDOT commissions new hybrid ferry named in honor of Ellsworth’s Captain Almer Dinsmore

ROCKLAND, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Department of Transportation officially commissioned the newest addition to the Maine State Ferry Service on Thursday, commissioning the state’s first diesel-electric hybrid ferry, the M/V Captain Almer Dinsmore. Capable of carrying 250 passengers and 23 vehicles, the ship has been assigned to the...

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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 · 2d

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Maine State Ferry Service commissions first hybrid ferry

The Maine State Ferry Service commissioned its first hybrid diesel-electric ferry, the Capt. Almer Dinsmore, Nov. 5 in Rockland, Maine, for service between Rockland and Vinalhaven. Built by Senesco Marine, North Kingstown, R.I., the 154'×38' passenger-vehicle ferry was designed by Gilbert Associates, Braintree, Mass. The vessel accommodates 250 passengers and...

Rockland, ME · 1d

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TOWN OF BREMEN PUBLIC NOTICE

The Bremen Planning Board will hold its meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in person at the Town Office and accessible via zoom. • Heath Road, Map 008, Lot 004-00F – New Residential Dwelling. • Map 009, Lot 009-002 – Replace deck. Map 006, Lot...

Bremen, ME · 1d

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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 · 1d

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Mobile home residents prevail in lot rent ordinance votes

Voters in eight towns overwhelmingly approved ordinances on Tuesday, Nov. 3, restricting how much mobile home park owners can raise lot rents. The decisions in Augusta, Eliot, Farmington, Jay, Oakland, Standish, Wells and Wiscasset bring the total number of municipalities in Maine with lot rent restrictions to 16. Another city, Lewiston, will decide later this month whether to adopt an ordinance by city council vote.

Augusta, ME · 3d

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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.

Cape Elizabeth, ME · 3d