Two lawmakers have requested a full-scale review of safety and staffing concerns at Riverview in Augusta and Dorothea Dix in Bangor, which house patients with severe mental health issues.
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Posted inLocal Government, News
Wilton appoints 5 to Comprehensive Plan Committee
Selectman Keith Swett will represent the board on the committee.
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Posted inLocal Government, News
Farmington tax rate increases $1.54 per $1,000 in property valuation
The new rate is up $1.54 over last year’s rate of $19.91, with taxes due Nov 26.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Electricity Maine ordered to refund $6 million to customers
State regulators also imposed a $315,000 penalty against the Houston company for overbilling and temporarily capped how much it can charge customers.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council accepts $712,500 matching grant for Quarry Road improvements
Work planned at recreation area includes paving part of the dirt road leading to the welcome center, improving parking and making changes to the wet meadow area so it may be used year-round.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Clinton man arrested after police trace 911 call, search Main Street residence
Iver Cardwell, 43, has a history of domestic violence arrests and has been arrested in Clinton multiple times with violation of condition of release in recent months, police said.
Posted inElection 2024, News
Jay to hold after-hours voting registration
The last day to get an absentee ballot without a special circumstance is Oct. 31.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
‘This will help a little bit’: Couple provide Sidney farmland for solar array to fight climate change
Carl and Janet Quirion allowed their land to be used for a new solar array in Sidney that is expected to produce enough electricity to power about 500 homes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers
Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.?
Many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, either because they lost their jobs or because they quit because of caretaking responsibilities.