After the meeting, The Nature Conservancy will hold a listening session on the effects of flooding on the town.
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Posted inMaine, News
How much snow fell Wednesday morning in Maine? Explore our snow tracker map
York County was hit the hardest Wednesday morning, with 3.3 inches reported in Old Orchard Beach.
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Posted inMaine, News
Founder of nonprofit that bought Maine newspapers stepping down as CEO
Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro co-founded the trust in 2021 and has been its CEO since, leading the acquisition of daily and weekly newspapers and websites in Maine previously owned by Reade Brower.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland Jetport’s controversial parking expansion OK’d despite environmental concerns
City Planning Board Chairman Brandon Mazer expressed disappointment as board members approved the $8 million project, which would add 265 long-term surface parking spaces.
Posted inMaine
Another, weaker, earthquake shakes same area off coast of Maine
The 2.0 earthquake Wednesday morning was about 5.5 miles off York Harbor, the same region as the magnitude 3.8 earthquake on Monday.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
White House tells federal workers they can resign now, get paid through September
The email is the most sweeping effort yet by the new Trump administration to shrink the ranks of government employees.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Susan Collins in spotlight for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. confirmation hearings
Maine’s Republican senator plans to question both during separate hearings scheduled for Thursday morning, and she is seen as a possible swing vote.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Hiring freeze, executive orders create uncertainty for federal workers in Maine
In Bar Harbor, businesses are ‘cautiously concerned’ as they wait to learn whether the tourism season at Acadia National Park will be disrupted, the chamber of commerce says.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Justice denies motion to dismiss murder trial of Buckfield father in the death of his infant daughter
Defense witnesses say Harper Averill likely died from complications when she was dropped weeks before her death.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls to sell several town owned properties
Selectmen on Tuesday evening, Jan. 21, voted to sell sewer foreclosed properties and three others the town has owned for years.