The organization’s new Brunswick Landing facility was named for Tom Wright, a donor and longtime supporter of local food security.
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Jay to hold public hearing on sewer rates
The current rate is $320 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water, plus 12.5 cents per cubic foot above that.
Strong votes to send a notice of withdrawal from school district
Phillips, which is also in School Administrative District 58, is scheduled to take a similar vote May 20. Residents of Avon and Kingfield, are collecting signatures to hold a vote.
Federal grant will keep support center open for Lewiston shooting victims
The $8.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will cover costs through January and Maine lawmakers are considering whether to provide state funding to keep the Maine Resiliency Center running next year.
Oxford Hills straw poll backs current site for new middle school
If the project is approved by voters, the new school will be built in two phases on a footprint overlapping the current Oxford Hills Middle School.
Mt. Ararat principal plans more training, supervision after hazing investigation
But before his presentation Thursday, some players’ parents expressed frustrations that the investigation into the allegations was not neutral or complete.
Manhole fire injures worker, disrupts construction and traffic in Auburn
Firefighters arrived quickly and found flames shooting out of a Court Street manhole.
Bell tower put in place on old Monmouth Academy
Students old and new watched as the bell tower in the former Monmouth Academy building was hoisted into place Thursday.
Belfast man told police he killed his wife in Readfield attack
Court documents unsealed this week say Samuel Whittemore, allegedly in the midst of a mental breakdown, used a fireplace poker to kill his wife and injure his mother.
Greene prepares to clean up George Stanley’s junkyard
‘You can’t fight city hall,’ Stanley said Thursday, as the town began taking bids on clearing items from his packed property on Route 202.