Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston announces winter parking ban for all streets
Residents must clear vehicles from all city streets before 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Car hits pedestrian in Fairfield, driver flees, police say
The Fairfield Police Department said Sunday it was investigating the alleged hit-and-run crash, which occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday on a dark stretch of Oakland Road.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
The proposal in the governor’s update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state’s General Assistance program.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Following outcry, Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
The Department of Health and Human Services released a new proposal with less aggressive increases than were initially proposed, and will give residential care facilities 2 years to phase in the changes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 20 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools and government offices closed. TUESDAY, Jan. 21 AUBURN — Appointment Committee meeting, 4:30 p.m. in Room 204 at Auburn Hall. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine still relies heavily on fossil fuels but calls zero-carbon goals ‘achievable’
A new report says electricity to heat homes and power vehicles is gaining an increasing share of Maine’s energy landscape, but petroleum dominates.
Posted inMaine
Maine housing program may be shuttered as number of asylum seekers declines
The state hasn’t been able to find funding to keep housing asylum seekers at a hotel in Saco beyond September, and the number of arrivals has dropped.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Norway to join service center lobbying group in Augusta
Norway is one of 20 secondary service centers in Maine.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man indicted in attack on his father’s girlfriend
Nicholas M. Smith, 33, is charged with aggravated assault and criminal threatening.