Stratton
Stratton, ME · Municipal
boothbayregister.com
Boothbay Planning Board approves 2 applications
Alex Rioux of Rioux and Sons Construction, LLC represented two clients at the Oct. 21 Boothbay Planning Board meeting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register. The Boothbay Planning Board approved two applications Oct. 21. The board voted, 5-0, approving repairs to a 5-foot-by-90-foot recreational pier. The applicants are Mark and Amber Kidd of Boothbay. The pier is on Isle of Springs Road in a coastal residential district and shoreland overlay zone.
WPFO
Committee passes plan to overhaul Franklin Street in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) – Portland's Sustainability and Transportation Committee voted Wednesday night to pass what's called the "Re-imagining Franklin Street Design Concept Plan." The major urban overhaul will now go to the full city council. The approved plan aims to transform the massive, car-centered corridor into a walkable, smaller street...
WGME
Portland residents rally for housing reform ahead of winter
PORTLAND (WGME) - A group in Portland is calling for housing reform, including more places where people can find shelter from extreme heat and cold. Their rally Wednesday in Monument Square was part of a larger effort, with demonstrations around the country. The main goal of the rally was to...
lcnme.com
A Good Friend and Neighbor
It is an honor to express our whole hearted support for our friend and neighbor, Clinton Collamore, I-Waldoboro, in his bid for the House of Representatives in Augusta. Clint Collamore has been a good friend and neighbor over the years. He is a kind, caring, loyal and pleasant man who is always available to lend a hand or his ear for us. It’s always a pleasure to have a quick chat with Clint on our road or at many festive social gatherings at his home. We are sure Clint will take the same watchful care that he brings to our closely knit neighborhood to the State House.
penbaypilot.com
Madison Cook will serve her district well in Augusta
I had the pleasure of meeting a few days ago a young woman I would like to endorse for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives District 39. Her name is Madison Cook of Belfast. Moving to Northport two years ago, and at 67 years old, I am proud...
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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...
WGME
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...
lcnme.com
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.