LEWISTON — It started with 25 broad-leafed plants, not typically found in Maine’s harsh climate. “I probably get 10 to 20 calls every year, people asking about them, these oriental, tropical-looking plants we have,” Steve Murch, Lewiston’s city arborist, said. “They can be 5 or 6 feet tall or taller, with thick, palm-looking leaves.” At […]
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Owners shuttering Brunswick sustainable living market
BRUNSWICK — An eco-friendly retail goods store on Maine Street in Brunswick is closing this month. The owners of Shift Sustainable Home Goods said they’re not going out of business because they weren’t doing well financially. In fact, they said, the business was profitable. But in an ironic twist, Corie Washow and Rob Schulz said […]
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Watershed group moving quick on erosion projects
AUBURN — Watershed officials will work with city and state public crews over the next few weeks to head off potential erosion problems around Lake Auburn. The goal is to get the work wrapped up before winter, hoping to cure potential algae problems at the lake, according to Sid Hazelton, district engineer for the Auburn […]
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153 acres on Paris Hill protected by land trust
PARIS — A conservation easement on 153 acres of mixed woodland and hay field off Ryerson Hill Road on Paris Hill has been donated to the Western Foothills Land Trust. The easement was recorded with the Oxford County Registry of Deeds on July 29 by Jon and Carla Magoun, who have lived in their home on the […]
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DEPs windmill hearing draws crowd
CANTON — Chairs replaced fire engines as the Canton Fire Station hosted the Department of Environmental Protection’s third hearing on the Canton Mountain Wind Project in Canton and Dixfield. Commissioner Patricia Aho conducted the hearing, reading names from a list of people who signed up to speak. Besides the 19 or so people who signed […]