The purchase of the nearly 8-acre property — which features a 7,600-square-foot home, a guest house and almost a quarter-mile of ocean frontage — is Maine’s priciest home sale in at least a decade, according to a broker.
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Do forests cover nearly 90% of Maine land? | Fact brief
Maine boasts the highest percentage of forest coverage of any U.S. state.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Livermore Falls looking at used fire trucks to replace aging engine
The Select Board authorized negotiations to explore buying a 2017 pumper and 2004 ladder truck.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lewiston-Auburn-Portland commuter bus sees record ridership this summer
The LAP is in the second year of a two-year pilot project.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Staff of Maine’s community college system criticize new software program as ‘deeply flawed’
System leadership acknowledged the rollout has been difficult but are confident it will succeed, while staff worry about morale, reputational damage and failed rollouts of the product elsewhere.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors, The Franklin Journal
Driver in fatal Flagstaff Lake pontoon accident had just sold Eustis market to victim’s relative
Wonderland Holdings LLC, whose president is Nasir Hakeem, purchased Pines Market in February from John Morris of Eustis.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
New to Maine? Here are some tips for how to fit in | Column
A few dos and don’ts for residents from away who want to assimilate, from someone who knows.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Eastern equine encephalitis virus detected in Maine resident for first time this year
The resident became ill with severe symptoms in late August and remains hospitalized, the Maine CDC said Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Case of campaign worker accused of stealing from U.S. Senate candidate in Maine headed to trial
Matthew McDonald, a former campaign staffer for now deceased U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn, is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars he had promised to invest.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Jay weighs new curbside trash contract as complaints pile up
The Jay Select Board voted Sept. 8 to seek options for curbside collection after continued complaints about the current provider, Archie’s.