CANTON — The Board of Environmental Protection will consider a Carthage woman’s appeal of the Canton Mountain Wind Project at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 20. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. at the Elks Lodge at 397 Civic Center Drive in Augusta. Alice McKay Barnett, a wind power opponent, and representatives of Canton Mountain […]
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Schott proposing Augusta hotel
AUBURN — Auburn-based developer George Schott is proposing a four-story, 120-room hotel in Augusta. The Kennebec Journal has reported that the project will cost $12 million and be developed by Schott and Florida-based Ocean Properties. The two also developed the Residence Inn Marriott in Auburn near a number of Schott’s other developments. The hotel is […]
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Community comes together after hayride accident killed girl, injured 21 others
AUGUSTA — “Messalonskee strong.” That’s how Messalonskee High School junior class president Garrett Main of Belgrade described his school community at a crowded fundraising and memorial event Monday evening at the Red Barn in Augusta. “People are happy the community is rallying around the high school,” he said. “It’s been a really tough time.” The […]
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Maine debate over Medicaid expansion key issue for candidates in 2014
“If I’m elected, on Day 1, I’ll be submitting legislation to the Legislature to cover the 70,000 Mainers, of which 3,000 are veterans, to expand access to health care under the Affordable Care Act because it’s the morally right thing to do. It’s a matter of priorities. This governor (LePage) chose to give wealthy individuals […]
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Legislature’s budget committee disappointed with answers on Riverview Psychiatric Center
AUGUSTA — Some lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee on Tuesday were not satisfied with answers from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to a host of questions about Riverview Psychiatric Center. The state’s 92-bed center has been the focus of intense scrutiny since it lost $20 million in federal funding — about […]
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Bellows challenges Collins’ U.S. Senate voting record
AUGUSTA — Shenna Bellows, the Democratic challenger trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, unleashed another round of criticism of Collins’ votes on a range of issues during a news conference at the State House on Thursday. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, went after Collins for […]
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River size dictating Paris copper levels, official says
PARIS — Regulators say the relatively small size of the Little Androscoggin River makes copper levels discharged by the Paris Utility District appear more harmful than they really are. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s water quality manager, Brian Kavanah, said Wednesday that Paris’ situation appears worrisome at first but does not pose a danger. “On […]
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Former professor gifts over $2M for scholarships
A year and a half after he passed away, John Nickerson is still giving. An endowed scholarship fund and political science professorship have been established at the University of Maine Foundation with more than $2 million in gifts from Nickerson, a University of Maine alumnus and professor emeritus at the University of Maine at Augusta. […]
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Absentee ballots are being mailed
AUGUSTA — Early voting is getting under way in Maine — for those in uniform. Maine election officials say that they’re mailing absentee ballots for military service members and civilians living outside the country. There were 300 requests on file, and those ballots were due to be sent Saturday. Absentee ballots will be available for […]