The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Thursday that the state’s application for a floating offshore wind power research site can move forward.
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Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27%
New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature’s new session.
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While Brunswick theater is ready to roll the credits, other cinemas hope to script happier ending
The closure of the Regal Cinema comes at a time when the southern Maine movie theater landscape is still unsettled, following at least five closures during the pandemic.
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Midcoast schools find some slack as illnesses trend downward
Cases of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza have dipped in the new year following holiday breaks.
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Brunswick approves Bowdoin College’s controversial athletics turf plan
The Brunswick Planning Board voted unanimously to approve Bowdoin College’s Pickard Field Athletic Complex renovation plan after determining three new turf fields would not contaminate the area with dangerous levels of PFAS, a class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer.
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Bath hires new director of planning and marketing/communications specialist
Bath has started 2023 by hiring two new staff members, Jennifer Curtis, who takes over as director of planning, and Courtney McDonald, the city’s new marketing and communications specialist. Curtis comes to Bath after having served in the same role in Bowdoinham. Curtis earned an undergraduate degree in environmental management from the University of Maryland […]
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Georgetown Working League offers scholarships
Applications are being accepted for 2023 Georgetown Working League scholarships. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be residents of Georgetown and must have been accepted or waitlisted at an accredited school for further advanced education (trade school, college or university). All adult residents, not just high school seniors, who fit the eligibility requirements […]
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Gulf of Maine swath mulled as potential site for commercial wind turbines
In Portland on Thursday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is scheduled to discuss a proposal that could allow wind-power leases on nearly 10 million acres of offshore waters.
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Seeing progress, Brunswick again extends housing moratorium
Brunswick’s town councilors unanimously voted to extend its housing development moratorium another six months in order to give the town’s Housing Committee more time to iron out its policy recommendations.
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Bath YMCA ramps up security following four vehicle break-ins
Police advise the public to not leave valuables in cars and report any theft immediately.