4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (934+ words) FARMINGTON — The Select Board approved a new contract Tuesday for the Farmington Police Department, including wage increases, stipends and updated benefits for officers. The agreement with the Maine Association of Police runs through June 2029. Town Manager Erica LaCroix said that…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1002+ words) BUCKFIELD — Voters in Buckfield agreed last year to let town officials lease or sell the Old Church on the Hill under one condition: The town‑owned building would be repaired and its exterior kept historically accurate. The church at 77 High…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) The trade group representing Maine’s mobile home industry told officials in one southern Maine town it is preparing to sue them and other municipalities if they pass ordinances restricting how much mobile home park owners can raise lot rents. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) RANGELEY — Voters approved a $244,134 budget Monday to fund the town’s Planning Department and Code Enforcement Office, ending a dispute that sent the proposal back to residents after they rejected an earlier version in August. The town held a special town…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (645+ words) Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed 28,000 this school year, continuing an upward trend in enrollment driven by online learners. Officials said the preliminary head count, which happens before…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) Police are investigating a brawl that involved Brownfield town officials outside a meeting last week. Video circulated on social media showing people engaged in a shouting match, with others attempting to intervene and physically separate the group after an Aug....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (889+ words) RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen held an emergency meeting last week to address the code enforcement officer vacancy and restore funding for the planning and code enforcement department after voters rejected its budget at the Aug. 18 special town meeting. The…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1345+ words) This is because seawalls can be counterproductive — wave energy is reflected off them, increasing erosion at the base of the wall and accelerating erosion at its edges. The structures also block sand from being deposited on the dunes behind them....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1169+ words) EASTPORT — A controversial underwater artificial intelligence data center proposed in the Bay of Fundy, near Kendall Head off the northern coast of Eastport, took a major step forward in the permitting process this week. The application drew an almost immediate…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (816+ words) KINGFIELD — A subcommittee of the Planning Board made up of Chairman Richard Hawkes, board member Rob Woodhouse, Town Manager Leanna Targett, Code Enforcement Officer Ben Hitchcock, and Kristine LeBlanc met for the first time Wednesday to discuss ordinance changes prompted…...