AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has filed another request for more information from the Municipal Review Committee’s proposed landfill/solid waste facility. The MRC, which represents the 187 Maine communities that dispose of trash at the PERC plan in Orrington, fears that solid waste costs will skyrocket when PERC loses energy subsidies at […]
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Orono council, water district trustees meeting
The Council Committee will meet with the Orono-Veazie Water District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chambers. This agenda item will be limited to one hour (4:30-5:30 pm). The public is welcome to come and listen; however, it is scheduled to be an opportunity for the Council to talk […]
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DRAM lawsuit filing period nears end
Time is running out for Maine consumers to file a claim in the $310 million DRAM Settlement. The Settlement involves 12 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers over claims of price fixing. Consumers and businesses can file a claim if their purchases were between 1998 and 2002. DRAM is a high density, low cost per […]
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Leonard Middle School – Third trimester honor roll, 2013-14 school year
Grade 8: Highest Honors – Derek Barclay, Alex Moreira. High Honors – Emilee Arsenault, Kaylee Belevance, Oliviah Damboise, Logan Doucette, Michael Downs, Brooke Flemming, MacKenzie Folsom, Dillon Leland, Savannah Metz, Molly Pattershal, Sage Phillips, Grace Pushor, Haley Reeves. Honors – Gabriel Bartkiewics, Devan Beal, Tyler Bishop, Grace Boyington, John Cyr, Jacob Dubay, Abby Garland –Nadeau, […]
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Gardening discussion at Rogers Farm
OLD TOWN – Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at Rogers Farm, located on the Bennoch Road, on July 22 for The Ecology of Gardening with Native Plants at 6PM. Julie Beckford of Rebel Hill Farm will speak about the ecological interactions of native flora and fauna (particularly pollinators), and why native plants are so important. […]
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Special caucus Sunday for Senate District 8
Sandra Blanchette, Chairman of the Hancock County Republican Committee, and Hon. Debra Plowman, Chairman of the Penobscot County Republican Committee announced today that the Hancock and Penobscot County Republicans will hold a special caucus to select a replacement for the Senate District 8 Republican nominee. In a recent letter to Maine’s Secretary of State, Sen. […]
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Options being weighed for former Jefferson Street School students
OLD TOWN – The school board should soon have a clearer view of the needs of RSU 34 students that had attended the Jefferson Street School. The Jefferson Street property formerly housed the Southern Penobscot Regional Program, which was offered to children with emotional and behavioral problems in 23 school districts. Old Town had hosted […]
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Old Town real estate transfers
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, TX, to Lynn Camp, LLC,Hampden, property at 683 Main Street, $43,500.Joseph Damien, Old Town, to George Maynard, Old Town, property at 17 Hilliard Street, $109,180.Cold Brook LLC, Hermon, to University of Maine System, property off Kirkland and Daigle Road, $75,000.Elizabeth Libby, Newbury, NH, to Michael Davis, Old Town, property at 244 […]
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Bradley gets fire truck grant
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that Bradley has received a $150,000 grant for a new truck for the fire department.The town had requested and received $150,000, which will be used for the purchase of a new brush truck. The town is required to supply matching funds of $7,500.The brush truck currently in […]
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Transportation study input sought
The UMaine Center on Aging is doing research for the senior center Gateway Seniors Without Walls to learn more about the transportation needs for people living in the towns of Orono, Old Town, and Veazie. The principal investigator for this study is Lenard W. Kaye, DSW/PHD, Director, UMaine Center on Aging. You must be at […]