The project would reduce the frequency of — but not eliminate — flooding and add pedestrian amenities to make the riverfront more attractive.
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Belgrade voters approve $1.67 million budget
In noting, residents elected Peter Rushton to fill the unexpired term of Selectman Rick Damren, who died while in office.
Pittston residents approve funds for trash, riverside trails, snow plowing
Annual Town Meeting voting in Pittston on Saturday is to be followed up with local elections on Monday.
Route 17 in Jefferson reopens after collapsed culvert replaced
Reopening ends need for 11-mile detour.
Canaan voters approve $1.6 million budget, allow ATVs on secondary roads
The annual Town Meeting was held Saturday morning at Canaan Farmers Hall and the elections will be held 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
Departure of Waterville manager remains shrouded in mystery after release of city records
The Morning Sentinel requested, through the state Freedom of Access Act, emails between Steve Daly and city officials for two weeks prior to and two weeks following Daly’s resignation on Dec. 23, but much of that information was redacted or blacked out.
Photos: Monmouth flower farmers growing 10,000 tulips over winter
Kim and Chris Brawn, with help from their son Carter, have been running Pease Hill Farm, a cut flower farm located in Monmouth, for three years and this is the first year they’ve tried growing tulips indoors. Last fall they bought and planted 15,000 tulip bulbs. They planted 5,000 in the ground outside and 10,000 were planted, 66 to a plastic crate, in potting soil to be forced to bloom over the winter.
Photos: Musicians with Pineland Suzuki School prepare for concert
Young musicians with the school held a rehearsal to prepare for one of the most important performances of the year, a benefit concert scheduled for Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at the Williamson Performing Arts Center at Lawrence High School in Fairfield. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
Waterville man sentenced to year in prison after sexually explicit images of child found on phone
The explicit image was discovered as a screensaver on Joel E. Williams Jr.’s phone after he left it behind at a store, authorities said.
Outcry over proposed ordinances prompts West Gardiner officials to scuttle 2 of them
While West Gardiner residents have historically favored little regulation, more than 200 residents turned out to a public hearing Thursday to support a ban on commercial solar and self-storage facilities rather than regulation.