Viola Lane, a private road looking to be taken up by the town, must establish a homeowners association by Nov. 25.
Local & State
Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Mainers turning out to vote on state referendums, local races
Maine voters are considering changes to election and gun laws with Questions 1 and 2, with municipal races and referendums also on the ballot for many.
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Meteorologist Keith Carson leaving WCSH to focus on climate change in Maine
Carson announced Monday that he is leaving television weather forecasting to work with Maine Conservation Voters.
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Portland City Council raises snow parking ban fee, hotel inclusionary zoning changes
Fees for those who don’t move their cars during a snow parking ban will more than triple. The hotel inclusionary zoning fee will nearly double.
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Platner switches campaign treasurers in latest staffing shakeup
Campaign finance paperwork indicates the U.S. Senate candidate has named a new treasurer, in the latest staffing change to follow a pair of controversies.
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UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.
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Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion
The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.
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Northern Light Health’s Waterville walk-in clinic to close this month
The clinic was previously set to close at the end of the year, but is closing earlier due to low patient volume.
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Farmington middle school principal’s ICE costume sparks backlash
Some say Mount Blue Middle School Principal James Black’s Halloween costume showed poor judgment. His family says it was a private photo that got blown out of proportion when it was shared online.
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Wessie’s Den closes in Westbrook
The video and pinball arcade/pub launched on Brown Street in early 2022.