Tom Saviello considering run for governor

CMP transmission line

Published
January 13, 2022

Tom Saviello considering run for governor

Saviello, a Wilton selectperson and prominent opponent of the NECEC corridor, expects to make his decision sometime in February.
Published
January 2, 2022

Pot, power, pandemic and pasta: Just some of our top news stories of 2021

COVID-19 set the tone for the year — again — but other stories ranging from tragic to twisted, from havoc to housing, took top billing.
Published
December 16, 2021

Judge allows voter-approved ban on power line to take effect

He finds that Avangrid did not make its case that the measure passed by voters in November should not become law on Sunday.
Published
December 15, 2021

Judge hears arguments in power line case days before voter-approved law takes effect

Judge Michael Duddy said he will decide within the next two days whether to grant an injunction to keep Maine's law banning the project from taking effect.
Published
November 24, 2021

NECEC is halting payments while work on Maine energy corridor is suspended

The developers of a 145-mile transmission line through the state agreed to suspend work but said that also means payments for benefits will be held back.
Published
November 2, 2021

Question 1: Voters soundly reject power line corridor

Tuesday's outcome is a repudiation of the NECEC transmission line project, but power line supporters vowed to fight the measure in court.
Published
November 1, 2021

Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food

In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.