Solar energy customers have been advised that Maine does not require homeowners to convert to solar and that the state does not offer incentives, grants, rebates or tax credits to install home solar panels.
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Posted inMaine, News
Gray Water District lifts boil water order
The town is advising water residents to flush all water lines and faucets in their homes and discard food, beverages and ice made during the boil order.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Photos: Cows eat grass in Jay
Cows hang out near the fence enjoying their lunch.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Photo Album: See the thank you notes left for first responders at Lewiston’s mass shooting
Visitors to the Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston left letters of thanks to first responders on Oct. 25, 2023.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Paris sets special town meeting for land sales
The town plans to hold a public hearing and special town meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 28.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Paris property tax rate drops 9%
The Select Board will next meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 12.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island
Sears Island is Maine’s preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Students injured when school bus goes into ditch in Minot
Some 16 out of 43 Minot Consolidated School students sustained minor injuries Tuesday morning when their bus entered a ditch, school and police officials said.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school district starts process to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School
Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board voted, 19-1, against spending $6 million to make West Paris’ 130-year-old school safe for students and staff.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Auburn lawmaker emerges as a force in Maine Republican politics
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, is facing a tough election of her own, but is raising and funneling hundreds of thousands into other key races that could determine which party controls the Maine House.