The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine’s stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus trying to fill key positions as annual meeting looms
The town finds itself in the odd situation where the positions of both police chief and town manager are now filled on a temporary basis.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Police investigating second break-in at Mend North Cannabis in Livermore Falls
An alarm company contacted a store representative when analarm was going off at about 3 a.m. and the representative could see two people breaking into the store at 57 Main St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Proposed property tax relief program likely dead in Lewiston
Staff said the program aimed at seniors would cost an estimated $3 million after the city attorney recommended it include renters.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Voting on Livermore Falls town meeting warrant moved to Town Office
Changes made at the Livermore Falls Town Office have enabled voting to be held there rather than at the fire station.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
A New York man and Connecticut woman charged with trafficking cocaine in Jay
Tymeek Johnson, 25, of New York, New York, and Malaysha Randolph, 23, of New Haven, Connecticut, were each arrested on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine powder and crack cocaine.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Committee chooses site for new Oxford Hills Middle School; announcement pending
Site selection is a complicated process driven by state requirements and the wants and needs of the Oxford Hills community.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine makes first purchase of farm contaminated by forever chemicals
The state tapped its PFAS relief fund to spend $333,000 to buy a Palermo hay field where sewage sludge was once spread as fertilizer that tested 3 times above the state’s recommended level for safe dairy forage.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Kingfield snowmobiler injured in collision with truck in Eustis
Maine Warden Service’s initial investigation indicated that the machine driving by Birch Royall, 50, was traveling between 60 to 70 miles per hour on Hyde Trail when it failed to stop at a stop sign, according to Mark Latti, communications director for Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Increased stipends for child care workers saved by Maine lawmakers, at least for now
The Health and Human Services committee voted Wednesday to take Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed cuts to a child care supplement program out of the state’s 2-year budget.