A $4.5 million sewer line proposed to replace an aging treatment plant would likely make Little Falls the population hub of Gorham. The sewer also would help pave the way for a development at a former mill site in South Windham, across the Presumpscot River from Little Falls. “It’s a major, major change for Gorham. […]

March 1980 The Scott Paper Company’s S.D. Warren mill in Westbrook, which shifted fuel years ago from coal to oil, now pays $2 million a month for oil. Scott is looking at alternatives, including coal. Regional Waste Systems, which buries the area’s solid waste, hopes Scott will burn that. Scott and RWS will visit a […]

Two Bonny Eagle seniors received recognition last month in Augusta for an academic achievement, placing them among the state’s top students. Peter Carter of Buxton and Ehren Whitney of Hollis received certificates from Susan Gendron, Maine’s Commissioner of Education, for finishing in the top 50 of more than 15,000 who took the Maine Educational Assessment […]

The Maine State Retirement System – and the nearly $3 billion the state owes to keep the plan solvent in the future – has taken center stage in budget deliberations. Most taxpayers, however, are unaware of how the system works for the more than 173,000 current and former state employees covered by it. There are […]

The Maine State Retirement System – and the nearly $3 billion the state owes to keep the plan solvent in the future – has taken center stage in budget deliberations. Most taxpayers, however, are unaware of how the system works for the more than 173,000 current and former state employees covered by it. There are […]

Despite a drumbeat of protest from small school districts, the Education Committee is not proposing much change to the state’s new school funding formula, instead supporting grants to encourage schools to share administrative functions and cut down on the number of school boards and superintendents. At the same time, the committee wants to protect neighborhood […]

Despite a drumbeat of protest from small school districts, the Education Committee is not proposing much change to the state’s new school funding formula, instead supporting grants to encourage schools to share administrative functions and cut down on the number of school boards and superintendents. At the same time, the committee wants to protect neighborhood […]

Despite a drumbeat of protest from small school districts, the Education Committee is not proposing much change to the state’s new school funding formula, instead supporting grants to encourage schools to share administrative functions and cut down on the number of school boards and superintendents. At the same time, the committee wants to protect neighborhood […]

The weekend’s snowstorm cancelled a state-sponsored focus group on “Tough Choices” in health care – quieting Republican criticism that the 1,000-person forum was simply a setup by the administration to get the answers they wanted on curbing hospital costs and implementing health care mandates. Organizers say the group was intended to represent an unbiased opinion […]

The Dirigo Health Agency has spent $7.2 million to date even though the state’s subsidized insurance program has only been covering people for a little over two months – prompting Republican legislators to question whether promotion and overhead costs are out of line. The biggest chunk of money – $3.2 million – went to the […]