The conclusion of the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s staff affirms an earlier analysis by an independent auditor, that bills spiked along with power use in the winter of 2017-18.
2019
2019 field hockey preview: Winthrop’s Perkins impresses at Junior Olympics, now ready for her sophomore year
After an impressive freshman season, Maddie Perkins has upped her game even more for the Ramblers thanks to an offseason working with the nation’s best players.
PHOTOS: Exhaust stack at former Jay mill coming down
A wrecking bullet hanging from a crane was used to break pieces off the stack that was about 200 feet tall.
Varsity Maine: Latest scores and game coverage
Complete high school sports coverage in Maine.
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
Here’s why Bernie Sanders was disinvited to speak in Portland on Monday
The Democratic presidential candidate declined to attend the Southern Maine Labor Council’s Labor Day breakfast after being told that national union rules prohibited him from speaking.
Livermore board approves sand purchase, told tax bills mailed
Livermore board approves winter sand purchase, sets road committee meeting date and is told the tax bills have gone out.
Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome
Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.
Lobstermen’s group pulls its support for proposal to protect right whales
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the plan to reduce buoy lines to protect the endangered species is riddled with errors and bad science.