Resident Marjorie Osgood and others opposed the ordinance over concerns about government overreach, required septic systems upgrades and enforcement.
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Gov. Mills receives Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The award is designed to highlight ‘champions of social justice’ who take nonviolent approaches to defending human rights. Winners get a cash prize and legal support through the organization.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Community College graduates more than 600: ‘It was a battle’
This year’s graduates are from six different countries, 15 states and every county in Maine except Hancock.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Mt. Abram ski area says Greenwood noise ordinance would harm them
The ordinance, which goes to voters Saturday, arose from one resident’s complaint against a neighbor and their 24-hour-a-day generator.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Get your fiddleheads yet? | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Heaps of George Stanley, the coming revolution and flying mothers.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill before Maine lawmakers seeks to preserve stipends for child care workers
The proposal from Senate President Mattie Daughtry also includes one-time funding for a program that helps families pay for child care, but the Mills administration has expressed concerns about the cost.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Hannah Pingree wants Maine to continue its climate work ‘with or without’ Trump administration
Pingree, who has led the state’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future since 2019, said she’s hopeful Maine will continue its ‘common sense’ policies on climate resilience and energy efficiency.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Gas leak rousts tenants in Lewiston
Lewiston fire crews were called to the apartment complex at 6 Cedar St. shortly after 2 p.m. They were still ventilating the building at 3:30 p.m. as tenants milled around in the parking lot.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
MaineHousing programs to add hundreds of homes, but the money is running out
MaineHousing has in the last month announced more than $30 million in funding to boost construction of single-family homes and apartments.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hannah Pingree to step down from Mills administration
Pingree has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for governor and said Thursday she is ‘exploring’ future options.