As demand grows for solar projects, the Legislature directed that rules be drawn up to govern compensation paid by solar developers to boost farmland conservation.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
A mostly grounded balloon festival took off anyway, with much success
Organizers hail success of a festival that drew big, happy crowds despite weather that kept most balloons from taking flight.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn’s new recycling plan calls for weekly pickup
The committee recommendations, including the addition of city-issued wheeled and lidded containers, will be reviewed by city officials in the coming weeks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man admits to federal gun charge
Prosecutors say Lonnel Diggs recruited a Turner woman to buy guns for him because he was a convicted felon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Public Schools honors longtime employee slain in mass shooting
The business office is named for Lucy Violette who worked in the business office for 52 years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo album: ‘Best Of Broadway’ cast rehearses
The show will be performed in September at the Franco Center in Lewiston.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Andover’s new 1999 ladder firetruck has many emergency uses
“Ladder 47 will fill a multi-role service from being used on firefighter scenes for the aerial ladder rescue operations, venting and fire suppression as well as for vehicle accidents,” Fire Chief Jim Adler said.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Juvenile injured in Lewiston shooting
A male juvenile was transported to Central Maine Medical Center after allegedly fleeing the scene of a shooting on Pine and Jefferson streets.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Whistle Stop Trail fully reopens in Jay and Wilton
A section of the 14-mile multiuse trail was heavily damaged by flooding June 29, 2023.