2020
Seniors’ trips announced for spring, summer
SABATTUS — Joline’s senior trips has a full schedule from April through December. April 17: Sugar Party Cabane a Sucre Megantic, Canada; $68 all inclusive with stops at Fromage Au Chaudière and Metro. April 28: Encore Casino, Boston Harbor, New England’s newest casino; $44 includes transportation with driver gratuity and bingo with prizes on the […]
Kennebunkport’s iconic welcome sign turns up
Police said the ‘Welcome to Kennebunkport’ sign will be put back in its place on the Lanigan Bridge after a touch-up.
‘Joker’ tops Oscar nominations with 11; ‘Irishman’ scores 10
Female directors were again shut out of best director, and the only actor of color nominated was Cynthia Erivo, the British actress, for her Harriet Tubman in “Harriet.”
Freeport considers tax break for L.L. Bean headquarters expansion
The retailer is requesting a $10 million tax increment financing district that could help offset its future property tax costs and fund community projects.
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 13
Jan. 13, 1629: Pilgrims obtain a land patent along the Kennebec River, authorizing them to trade with local indigenous people. According to historian William D. Williamson, the patent, later called the Kennebec Patent or Plymouth Patent, “was intended as an express favor to her trade and fishery, and the propagation of religion.” The land grant […]
In Maine’s North Woods, unplugged back-to-landers foresee irreparable harm to trout from power corridor
At the heart of a raging debate over the impacts of the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect project lies a fragile ideal of wilderness and wild living that some fear will be lost forever with the change in the landscape and loss of brook trout spawning grounds. Read our special report produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Timeline: Central Maine Power’s project permit woes
While Avangrid, CMP’s parent company, was originally optimistic about the permit process, a pricing scandal and growing opposition to the project have pushed permitting decisions into 2020.
‘A Deadly Shade of Green’ 2-part series
The journalism project, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, explores the people and way of life in remote regions of Canada and Maine affected by renewable energy expansion.