CMP said the conservation plan is just one part of a comprehensive set of requirements to address the overall project impacts, and that the concerns identified are dealt with elsewhere in the permit orders.
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Maine lawmakers give initial approval to ban on untraceable ‘ghost guns’
The bill, which would prohibit untraceable firearms and require serial numbers on firearms, advanced in a 77-70 vote in the House of Representatives and 18-17 in the Senate.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers give mobile homeowners a leg up in park purchases
Legislators passed a bill to give mobile homeowners the ‘right of first refusal’ when their parks go up for sale.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn ending its free bulky waste disposal program for residents
Starting June 30, Auburn residents will have to pay per pound to drop bulky waste items at Maine Waste to Energy on Goldthwaite Road.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Tribal online gaming bill clears hurdle in Maine House
The bill still faces additional votes, and the Mills administration opposed it during a public hearing in March.
Posted inFranklin, News
North Jay boil water order still in effect as flow is restored
Ben Wright, superintendent of North Jay Water District, was driving down to an Auburn laboratory with samples of water to be tested on Thursday afternoon.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Police budget to draw much debate at Paris town meeting
The town meeting will be held Monday at the fire station beginning at 6 p.m.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton residents to decide who controls ATV access in town
A citizen initiative asks residents if they want to rescind a 2023 vote that reaffirmed Select Board authority of ATV access routes, and give control to voters at town meetings.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Democrats support high cigarette tax as state budget takes shape
Democrats on the budget committee voted to increase Mills’ proposed cigarette tax increase from $1 a pack to $1.50 a pack — a move Republicans slammed as hurting low-income Mainers.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston panel speaks on ‘Building Hope’ around homelessness
Local advocates and service providers held a discussion Wednesday night at the Franco Center following the showing of a documentary on homelessness in Maine.