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Maine reshuffles money to pay for heating aid held up by federal shutdown
MaineHousing is temporarily moving $2.2 million from other programs to help some residents pay for heating costs.
OTTO Pizza in Auburn to reopen this month
The Buzz: The restaurant closed in July following the owner’s death.
Marvelous Macarons, home of viral Dubai fruit cup, reopens in Auburn
The Buzz: The popular bakery relocated from Sabattus with expanded hours.
Lewiston’s Ramada Inn, closed by city twice, partially reopens
The new owners want to return the hotel to its ‘glory days,’ a city official said.
Rangeley Child Care Center welcomes early learners
The child care center can accommodate 74 children from 6 weeks old through preschool.
Community effort begins in Rumford for people in need
The school nutrition van will collect food on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Rumford Aubuchon, 65 Falmouth St.
UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.
Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion
The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.
Northern Light Health’s Waterville walk-in clinic to close this month
The clinic was previously set to close at the end of the year, but is closing earlier due to low patient volume.