The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, held a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday to announce Delta Thermo Energy Inc. as the prospective buyer for the Hampden plant.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Focus on safety, not writing tickets, advises Maine panel on law enforcement during pandemic
The Criminal Justice Commission on Mitigation of Pandemic Impact has issued a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the overload on the state’s court system.
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Posted inLocal & State
Boy rescued from Outlet Stream in Vassalboro after falling through the ice
Lanny Dellinger, 12, of Winslow was hanging on to ice to keep his head above water when first responders with wetsuits on freed him.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
With moratorium nixed, marijuana grower plans expansion into Thorndike
Massachusetts-based Nova Farms is buying Donald and Bertha Maxim’s 170-acre farm on the Gordon Hill Road.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Richmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2
Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Opinions differ on potential impact as Waterville rail yard is sold to CSX
CSX Corp., the freight rail system whose tracks cross nearly every state east of the Mississippi River, is buying Pan Am Railways, extending its network into northern New England.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Former Waterville mayor Isgro reports ‘full retirement from politics’ after tenure marked by progress, controversy
Nick Isgro’s six years in office included forward movement in downtown revitalization efforts as well as controversy over his comments on social media that led to a failed effort to recall him from office.
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Oakland police seeking woman missing since Jan. 7
Oakland police are searching for Janie Mullins, 29, of Oakland and the Sanford/Springvale area.
Posted inLocal & State
Second woman files civil complaint against Gardiner attorney
As Clarence H. Spurling denies the allegations brought against him last year by one woman, a second woman has filed her complaint alleging sexual assault against in him at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Renowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich helps mobilize action on Fairfield water contamination
Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the “forever chemicals” poisoning of local water wells wasn’t being investigated enough, says “these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen.”