Dattner Architects in New York will provide architecture, engineering services and construction administration support for the new border crossing facility.
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Winthrop hires former Freeport-area administrator as interim school superintendent
Becky Foley, a former superintendent for Regional School Unit 5, was hired Wednesday night by the Winthrop School Board.
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Waterville City Council delays vote to renew marijuana retail license for College Avenue shop
Issues raised by neighbors and in police reports about Bobby Buds at 109 College Ave. prompted the City Council on Tuesday to reject — and then reconsider and table — a vote to renew the business’s marijuana retail license.
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Gov. Mills to discuss findings of Lewiston shooting commission on Friday
More than 2 weeks after the final report was released, the governor will hold a news conference in Augusta to share her thoughts on the findings.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Erskine Academy spotlights bolstered security, training in wake of Georgia school shooting
Security cameras, student training and counseling services are being employed at the private school in South China, as education officials across the country react to the latest school shooting only days into the 2024-25 school year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Hallowell City Council to discuss city manager’s proposed budget cuts
The proposed cuts, aimed at reducing tax burden on residents, come with legal uncertainty and other potential costs.
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Mills agrees to $2,000 checks for state workers, new pay study
The agreement is expected to cost an estimated $23 million and stems from a labor complaint filed in February by the largest union representing state employees.
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Maine utilities will be banned from spending ratepayer money on lobbying, advertising
Years after utilities paid millions of dollars to influence voters about a power line through western Maine, regulators are drafting rules about the kind of ‘educational’ or lobbying activities they can charge to ratepayers.
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Augusta tanning salon, Windham car wash face stiff fines from state
Maine is also considering consent agreements with a tanning salon chain for illegal storage and disposal of spent lamps, a garage for causing an oil spill that closed Willard Beach for 4 days in August 2021 and Franklin Memorial Hospital for improper storage of hazardous waste.
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Rockland invites more cruise ships amid uncertainty
Many in this small seaside city look to Bar Harbor, where thousands of cruise ship passengers crowd the streets and sidewalks from spring through fall.