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.
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Susan Collins says Tuesday’s election may be key to ending shutdown
Maine’s senior senator hopes that a public commitment from the Republican majority leader to hold a vote on health care subsidies will be enough for the parties to reach a deal to reopen the federal government.
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Lewiston lawmaker resigns to become Senate president’s chief of staff
Municipal officials will have to make a request to the governor for the vacancy to be filled in order for a special election to be held.
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Hearts of Pine headed to Spokane on Sunday for USL League One semifinal
After knocking off the second seed, Portland will try to spring another playoff upset against the Velocity.
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Scarborough town councilor reflects on past seven years | Council Corner
As my time on Scarborough Town Council comes to an end, I’ve been thinking a lot about what these seven years have meant to me, to my family, and to the community I’ve had the privilege to serve. When I was first elected, I couldn’t have imagined how much this experience would shape me. Local […]
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Westbrook Notes: Officer Morrow receives quarterly police award
Officer Josh Morrow has been selected as Westbrook Police Department’s Employee of the Quarter. According to a department Facebook post, “Officer Morrow is one of our day shift patrol officers, and he stays quite busy on that shift handling calls.” Morrow has also started handling computer crimes cases and liaising with the State Police Computer […]
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Maine restaurants, food producers honored by Yankee magazine
Ocotillo, Backriver Blends and Skordo were listed among New England’s best new offerings in the publication’s annual awards.