The State House overlook in the Howard Hill Historic Park in Augusta was once the site of a tree house in the estate of publishing magnate William Howard Gannett.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
CMP bills to go up another $5 a month to subsidize solar projects
Maine regulators OK the hike, which follows a $10 jump approved last week, to cover a nearly 50% increase in what CMP pays to solar developers under a state law designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Waterville officials approve $62 million budget that will increase tax rate about 15 cents
The Waterville City Council on Tuesday OK’d the budget for municipal, school and county spending, and also took a final vote to approve borrowing $4.9 million for capital projects.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Large police presence reported Tuesday night on Morrill Road in Readfield
More than a dozen police vehicles were seen parked near the intersection of Morrill and Nickerson Hill roads.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest, Northeast
In Maine, temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday. Other parts of the state, including Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor, are under an excessive heat warning – it will feel as hot as 105 degrees in some of those areas.
Posted inLocal & State
Franklin County dispatchers recognized for dedication, life-saving efforts
Five dispatchers were recognized with awards from the Stork Award/Pin to the Phoenix Award.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine issues additional fish consumption limits for PFAS-tainted waters
The state has expanded existing advisories and added 4 new bodies of water to its PFAS advisory list.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine urged to raise wages for home health aides, long-term care workers
The Maine Center for Economic Policy recommends that health support workers be paid at least 140% of minimum wage, or $19.80 per hour.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Solar eclipse in April boosted spending across Maine. Here are the numbers
Towns in the path of totality, where the moon fully blocked the sun, experienced double-digit increases in visitation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
T-Mobile customers in Maine get false alarm about statewide 911 outage
The erroneous alert went out to cellphones on the T-Mobile network around 2:45 p.m. A notification 20 minutes later advised Maine residents that the alert was a false alarm stemming from a temporary outage in Massachusetts.