Gov. Janet Mills works on the line at the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn on Saturday helping box up food as part of the “Day of Service” organized by her transition team. The volunteers packaged 720 boxes of supplemental food. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn)
January 2019
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage legal fights tested limits, cost Maine $900,000
Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Janet Mills comes into office with some of those lawsuits still pending.
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Posted inBusiness, River Valley
Owners’ relationship with Adinolfi ‘a disaster’
RUMFORD — Hotel Harris is co-owned by Dan Botwinik and Jeffrey Baker, both of Massachusetts. Botwinik is listed as the building’s manager, according to Maine Secretary of State corporation filings, doing business as Maine Coon Management. On Friday, in an email to the Sun Journal, Botwinik said the relationship with Jim Adinolfi “has been a […]
Posted inBusiness, River Valley
Jim Adinolfi’s Hotel Harris in Rumford: ‘top-notch’ or ‘scam’?
Online reviewers and at least two guests spoken to directly insist the hotel is a scam that takes unsuspecting guests’ money under false pretenses, adds fees unusual for the industry, and refuses to give refunds, and should be shut down by authorities.
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Outdoors in Maine: Checking the backtrack of 2018
The New Year is almost always a welcome event, even if we are all a year older. The slate is clean. As we look ahead, it’s a lot like a field of virgin snow. As we move on, the tracks we leave will take us to unseen ground. This is especially sweet for outdoors people […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
On Skiing: The good old days? Not so fast
The most recent message from Jackson Hogen at Realskiers.com brought back some memories. Jackson wrote about his early years on skis and his first real skis, Rossignol Stratos with Look Bindings. I thought about my first real skis, Paris (what else would a kid growing up in South Paris have?) ridge top hickories, 6 feet […]
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville teen rescued after falling in deep hole
Dias Greene, 15, was exploring on a recreational trail with a friend Saturday when he slipped into a hole created in the root system of a fallen tree and was stuck there until firefighters rescued him.
Posted inRumford Falls Times
Mexico looking to convert streetlights to energy-efficient LEDs
MEXICO — New streetlights could soon line Mexico roads in the coming months, replacing existing lamps with energy-efficient LED fixtures. Unlike other towns in Maine doing so, though, the Mexico Board of Selectmen is looking to go through Central Maine Power Co. for the conversion project in order to avoid maintenance responsibilities and costs. Town […]
Posted inRumford Falls Times
Workshop to plan for next Rumford town manager
Seen here are Rumford Board Chairman Chris Brennick (left) and Acting Town Manager Stacy Carter. RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will meet Wednesday to “develop a plan to hire a town manager, longterm,” according to Chairman Chris Brennick. The 5:30 p.m. workshop will take place in the conference room, downstairs in the Municipal Building. […]
Posted inRumford Falls Times
DEP public hearing Monday on Roxbury Wind Project
An aerial view of Mahoosuc Land Trust’s Rumford Whitecap Preserve. ROXBURY — Roxwind LLC has submitted a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit application for the Roxwind Project, located in Roxbury on North Twin Mountain. The project would produce 15.2 Megawatts (MW) of power and includes access roads and overhead and underground collection lines. […]