The project will add southbound access to I-295 at Exit 4 in an effort to relieve traffic congestion on Broadway and increase highway efficiency.
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Gov. Mills renominates top utility regulator to take on electrification challenges
Phil Bartlett and the other 2 members of the Public Utilities Commission increasingly face issues related to renewable power and grid modernization.
Maine Turnpike Authority names new executive director
Former Air Force officer Andre Briere, the deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, is replacing Peter Mills, who retired last fall.
Maine loses $15M for energy efficiency, heat pump loans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is canceling $20 billion nationwide in grants and other sources of funding authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Auburn approves 160-unit Stetson Road housing development
The site will feature 50 residential buildings, a mix of quadplexes and duplexes.
Ice cream shop opens in Auburn
Dairy Joy opened for the season this week.
Backers of offshore wind and an outspoken foe unite against Sears Island terminal
Nearby Mack Point was again cited as an alternative because it’s an industrial site of an energy and port services company.
Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union promotes 2 employees
Veronica Williams has been named deposit and card services representative. Alexia Moody has been named financial resolutions specialist.
Waterville’s Northern Light Inland Hospital to close in June
The hospital had diminished its outpatient and maternal care services in recent months.
Crunch time for western Maine loggers
Many towns will be posting their roads soon, meaning certain roads will be closed to heavy logging trucks to prevent potential damage to the thawing asphalt.