Commissioners learned the third floor cannot be used for office space or storage because it would not bear the weight, county Administrator Amy Bernard told commissioners.
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Ripley, Winship reelected as Oxford Hills school board leaders
West Paris Director Veronica Poland initiated a conversation about setting goals for committees, saying it will provide accountability and give directors a better sense of the work being done on behalf of the district.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
CMP is pairing drones, vehicles and AI to survey lines in Jay area this week
The company plans to survey all 24,000 miles of its lines throughout its coverage area to check the safety and condition.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Collins votes no but Senate advances Trump budget request
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie in a procedural vote on the president’s demand to cut $9.4 billion in funding already approved by Congress for foreign assistance and public broadcasting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston police release video of shooting Monday on Bartlett Street
Police say an unknown Black male opened fire Monday afternoon on a community organization, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, The Buzz
Otto Pizza in Auburn and Gorham will remain closed for now
The future of the locations is uncertain after owner Greg Ingrao died in March.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
West Paris Explorers program has a home after more than a year of transitions
The extended school program has finally landed in a permanent home on Route 26.
Posted inBethel, Maine, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Not 1, but 2 loon chicks hatch on Albany’s Songo Pond
Bill Lowe and other loon advocates had hoped for one chick, which would have been only the second in the last 40 years. They were pleasantly surprised when two arrived.
Posted inMaine, News
What’s behind the drop in Maine’s homelessness numbers?
New data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Maine dropped for the third straight year this year, a decline that is largely attributed to the state moving away from using motels as emergency shelters.