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Grant request advances for Canton Water District infrastructure improvement project

by Bruce Farrin July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

U.S. Senator Susan Collins says $59 million in funding has been requested for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Maine.

Maine, News

Two Massachusetts women die after camper explodes in Old Orchard Beach

by Morgan Womack, Gillian Graham and John Terhune July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Officials say the explosion likely occurred after one of the women tried to light a candle, igniting a gas leak.

Fact Brief, Maine, News

Are Maine police allowed to use traffic cameras to remotely write tickets? | Fact brief

by J. Craig Anderson July 28, 2025July 30, 2025

This spring, lawmakers introduced a bill that would create a pilot program allowing the Maine Turnpike Authority to use cameras to enforce speed limits in highway work zones.

Maine, News

Man killed in Avon house fire

by Gillian Graham July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

The fire at a Franklin County home on Avon Valley Road was reported early Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen, The Rangeley Highlander

Western Maine moose hunt may add second week (but no more permits)

by Dee Menear July 28, 2025July 29, 2025

The change would affect several Wildlife Management Districts, mostly in Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.

Maine, News, The Franklin Journal

Maine lakes, ponds at risk as invasive bladderwort plant moves in

by Joe Charpentier July 28, 2025July 25, 2025

Swollen bladderwort, an invasive aquatic plant, has been confirmed in eight southern and western Maine water bodies. Officials are worried it will continue to spread.

Bethel, Maine, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen

Hanover Town Office gets energy-efficient upgrade

by Rose Lincoln July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

A Community Resilience Partnership Grant from the state provided the money to make the upgrade.

Community, Maine

Maine farms open barn doors to visitors to show off ‘labor of love and passion’

by Sophie Burchell July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

As part of the statewide Open Farm Day on Sunday, Pineland Farms in New Gloucester welcomed more than 600 visitors to meet its variety of livestock and learn more about local agriculture.