A majority of voters approved nine questions about the town exploring options for high-speed internet and land use ordinances, according to unofficial results.
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Fewer candidates, and less qualified ones, lead to staffing woes for central Maine fire stations
The fire chief in Skowhegan, Shawn Howard, says he has 15 openings for firefighters, and he’s not confident he can fill them all anytime soon.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Dispute over car given as gift leads to Detroit shooting, authorities say
A dispute led to a Hartland man demanding a Cadillac car he had gifted be returned and firing shots at the car when he spotted it Monday.
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Two injured in crash involving logging truck in Fairfield, police say
Driver Thomas Scholtens, 63, and passenger Cynthia Sawtelle, 59, both of Fairfield, were taken by ambulance to a Waterville hospital.
Posted inMaine
Mount View High School student killed in single-vehicle crash in Troy, officials say
Hazel Fuller, a 17-year-old senior at the Thorndike high school, died Sunday morning when her SUV went off Route 220, also known as the Detroit Road.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Augusta-based MaineGeneral loses 191 employees, about 4% of workforce, over COVID vaccine mandate
The staffing disclosure came following last week’s deadline for the state’s health care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Augusta Halloween-themed store evacuated, forced to close on holiday over strange electrical problem
Spirit Halloween, a chain store offering costumes and other Halloween related items, had to close its Augusta store the day of Halloween as firefighters investigated the building.
Posted inMaine
Waterville seeks help to stamp out browntail moth infestation
Waterville looks to locate browntail moth nests as part of a broad strategy to eliminate the pest.
Posted inMaine, News
Human remains found in house fire in Somerville
Authorities responded to a report of a house on fire Saturday on Crummett Mountain Road that was called in by hunters in the area.
Posted inMaine
Full stream ahead: Once-blocked alewives reclaim their breeding ground in China Lake
Yarmouth-based Maine Rivers has completed a fishway at the Outlet Dam on China Lake, clearing the final obstacle to alewife migration from the ocean to the lake.