The second advertisement will have a deadline date of Oct. 23, and a revised timeline estimates a candidate will be selected by mid-December.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon to consider revoking or suspending Lisbon Cannabis license; water department to seek bond
The request to revoke Lisbon Cannabis Company’s license comes from another cannabis business owner operating out of the same building.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County
Poland’s proposed property valuation raised by state
Proposed state valuation for Poland is up about $130 million for 2025.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Wilton residents approve new Cannabis Ordinance
Among the changes, is implementing a limit of medical and recreational marijuana retail stores to a total of five.
Posted inMaine, News
Officials confirm 1st case of Maine lobster gear causing the death of endangered right whale
The whale was found dead near Martha’s Vineyard in January, but the official cause of death – ‘chronic entanglement’ in fishing gear that belonged to a Maine lobsterman – was announced Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine business group criticizes latest paid family leave rules, saying 30 days’ notice is not enough
Businesses with just a few workers would not easily adjust if a worker takes paid leave with little notice, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce said.
Posted inMaine
Federal judge in Maine to retire next year
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen, who was nominated in 2011 by former President Barack Obama, was the first woman to join Maine’s federal bench.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves earlier weekend curfew for minors
Councilor Eryn Soule-Leclair, who made the proposal, said it’s not the answer to youth gun violence in the city but could be one of many actions by the city to help quell the issue.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Local police, state and federal agents arrest 6 in Lewiston
Lewiston police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrested six after serving search warrants at residences on College and Fairmount streets.
Posted inMaine, News
EPA: Navy has ‘ultimate responsibility’ to address Brunswick chemical spill
The head of the federal agency’s Superfund program told the Navy in a Sept. 26 letter that it must ‘take any and all actions necessary to address the recent spill of AFFF at Hangar 4 and to ensure protection of human health and the environment.’