Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer for SpaceX, has filed paperwork to run as an independent against Maine’s senior senator.
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Posted inMaine, The Maine Forecast
Maine braces for major wind gusts, bitter cold and significant snowfall
Dangerous winds are expected Friday to be followed by a significant winter storm Saturday and Sunday.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World
Farmers and rural businesses spent big on improvements. Will promised rebates arrive?
Trump’s order to freeze federal loans and grants concerns farmers like Hugh and Jenny Lassen, who grow wild blueberries in Cherryfield and made major investments thinking they’d get an $8,000 grant.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hannaford says delayed credit card charges are unrelated to cyber issue
Maine’s largest supermarket chain suddenly charged a South Portland man for a purchase he made 2 months earlier.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston firefighters train for ice water rescues
Lewiston firefighters train for cold water rescues in the Androscoggin River.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine lawmaker accused of forging signatures on campaign finance forms
Rep. Randall Hall, R-Wilton, was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on 12 charges Wednesday.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley sets meeting to address anticipated police budget deficit
A special town meeting will be held on April 8. The anticipated overage is due, in part to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement being ratified prior to the adoption of the current budget.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County sets emergency meeting on buying steel for bridge in Salem Township
The board will hold an executive session to review a service contract.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County applies for grant to hire animal control officer
County Administrator Amy Bernard submitted the grant application to The Betterment Fund for $30,000 each of two years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine considers tightening rules for recycling solar panels
The sponsor of the legislation says solar companies are trying to get around state law by storing, instead of recycling, solar panels he says are toxic. Clean energy advocates say it’s unnecessary.