Collections will begin Jan. 1, 2025, for nonunion employees; union workers situation depends on contracts
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Voters in Paris-based school district indicate preferences for funding building construction, maintenance
A survey of voters showed support for a $70 million state-funded elementary school in Norway.
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Poland seeking bids on Ricker Memorial Library renovation project
This is the first major renovation to the library, which opened in October of 1963.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Local News, Maine, News
Livermore Select Board considers uses for remaining pandemic relief money
Some of the federal money may be used to fix a damaged plate on a compactor at the transfer station and paving the parking lot at the town office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
News Center Maine parent company announces marketing layoffs
It’s not clear how many positions will be terminated, but the layoffs are part of a restructuring by the station’s national parent company, Tegna.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Turner woods fire sparked by discarded ashes
Disposal of ashes started a 1-acre forest fire Wednesday, officials said.
Posted inMaine
Sewer rate to jump 7.5% for Winthrop Utilities District customers
The rate increase, to be followed with another hike in 2026, will help pay for extensive upgrades to the district’s eight sewer pumps, which are well beyond their projected operating lives, officials said.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Greene vehicle fire burned 4 acres Tuesday, officials say
About 4 acres burned on Route 202 after a vehicle fire spread to woods and low brush on Central Maine Power property.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tom’s of Maine used contaminated water in toothpaste, FDA says
The Sanford-based company has found small levels of bacteria in water used in their toothpaste and to clean manufacturing equipment.
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How will Maine education be impacted by a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump’s vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine’s free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.