Renaming helps pave the way for the permit process for the site’s future housing project.
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Wells Veterans Day 5K benefits Honor Flight Maine
The Wells Chamber of Commerce event celebrates its 12th year.
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Handler of Maine public safety dog resigns while facing animal cruelty charge
Brodie Hinckley, who served as the director of the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, resigned from his position this month.
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170,000 Mainers won’t get November SNAP benefits. Blame the shutdown.
About 12.5% of Maine’s residents use the assistance program previously known as food stamps, which is already facing historic cuts included in the Republican budget bill passed over the summer.
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Versant taps Canadian utility executive as new president
Erica Young will begin leading Maine’s second-largest electricity provider next year.
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Amateur historians seek to restore historic Bridgton railway
Six local train enthusiasts are working to rebuild a 1.5-mile stretch of the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad, which closed in 1941.
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Kennebunk Land Trust sends out invitation to year-in-review celebration
The Nov. 12 annual meeting and fall social will feature accessibility experts.
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Scarborough gets a new bus route
MaineDOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority voted unanimously last week to expand public transit into Scarborough.
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Former US Rep. Mike Michaud backs Jared Golden’s primary challenger
Golden’s campaign dismissed the endorsement of Matt Dunlap, pointing to Michaud’s loss in the 2014 governor’s race.
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Endangered North Atlantic right whale numbers up slightly
For the fourth year in a row, estimated annual births outnumbered deaths for the critically endangered species.