Scarborough Town Council’s Ordinance Committee met last week to take up several issues that have been undergoing study in recent times. At its previous meeting, the Ordinance Committee had voted to postpone until December further consideration of the Community Services Advisory Board’s proposed amendments to the Animal Control Ordinance. The deferral of further action stemmed […]
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Funnel cloud spotted in Piscataquis County, National Weather Service confirms
Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect in northern Maine on Thursday afternoon, and the NWS Caribou Office confirmed a funnel cloud was spotted over Beaver Cove on Moosehead Lake.
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Buck’s Ledge Trail for All in Woodstock gets first walk-through
About 15 Buck’s Ledge advocates from Woodstock and beyond tested the new, hard-packed trail built specifically as handicapped accessible. It took about eight weeks to complete and has been planned for the past few years.
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Maine’s reproductive health clinics could see nearly $5 million in cuts
The federal budget bill cut Medicaid funding for family planning organizations that provide abortions.
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Lenny Adler, Otisfield’s longest-serving firefighter, wished to be remembered with lights and noise
The life of a founding member of the department will be celebrated Saturday at the Spurr’s Corner Station.
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Maine regulators seek bids for renewable energy on PFAS-contaminated land
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said it would only select projects that would lower the cost of electrical generation and distribution for the state’s ratepayers.
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Wife’s quick action helps save husband after accident in Raymond
Christina Keilt gives half the credit to her husband for helping walk her through applying a tourniquet to his bleeding leg, working as a team.
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Scarborough school overhauls one step closer to referendum
The Town Council voted to hear two questions in a second reading in August.
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Susan Collins opposes Democratic effort to rein in Trump’s budget rescission power
A spokesperson said Maine’s senior senator voted against the proposal because it would have been challenged on jurisdictional grounds and delay needed funding for military infrastructure and veterans services.
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Yarmouth pub Owl & Elm closes
The owners announced that the upscale gastropub will shutter after Saturday.