The bill is a response to the sale process of the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, but a University of Maine System official said no municipalities have ever submitted bids for university buildings.
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Paris board awards 3-year mowing contract to A&A Property Maintenance
The contract includes mowing cemeteries, ball fields and miscellaneous town properties, as well as mulching and weeding.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay officially adopts 4-day work week
The office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers advance budget but without support to enact it immediately
Democrats and Republicans said they will have ongoing conversations before final votes on the budget in 2 weeks, though areas of compromise seemed hard to come by.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school administrators working to curb student behaviors
Residents from West Paris addressed the board to mark one year since Agnes Gray Elementary School has closed.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school district voting on grant for community resource center
Voters in Regional School Unit 9 will decide March 24 on accepting $1.6 million to buy the former Arthur D. Ingalls School at 144 High St. in Farmington.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Tractor trailer truck rolls onto side on new Farmington bridge
Truck driver Liam Flagg, 18, of Turner told a deputy that he felt the load of sawdust shift as he was negotiating a left turn on Crosswell Road.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Sen. Susan Collins will support RFK Jr. as US health secretary
The Maine Republican, considered a key swing vote for many Cabinet picks, did not respond to questions about why she thinks Kennedy is qualified for the role despite his history of criticizing vaccines.
Posted inMaine
More avian flu found in wild birds in Maine as state urges precautions
Unlike in some other states, there have not yet been any confirmed cases of avian influenza in humans in Maine.