Around the state, this major case before Maine’s highest court captures growing tension between those who support and oppose private ownership of Maine’s intertidal land.
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Is it summer or fall in Maine? Depends on whom you ask
The first three weeks of September fall into a gap between the meteorological and astronomical starts of fall, and fluctuating temperatures add to the uncertainty.
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Letter: Wells property listing data worth a closer look
Available vacation properties in town vastly outnumber residential ones.
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Wells overwhelmingly votes to temporarily ban large housing developments
Residents voted by more than a 10-to-1 margin in favor of adopting a 180-day moratorium, which prevents new construction of large projects and limits the expansion of existing developments.
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Truck crash blocks Maine Turnpike in Wells for hours
Police say the driver lost control of a tractor-trailer carrying plumbing supplies while traveling southbound early Tuesday morning.
Posted inLocal & State
Wells officials monitoring deceased humpback whale
It is the third deceased whale found in Maine waters since June.
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Wells considers temporary ban on large housing developments
Town leaders began talking about pausing large-scale subdivisions after a developer proposed a 158-unit housing development near Route 1.
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The fight over public access to Moody Beach is heading to Maine’s highest court
The appeal, filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, could ultimately set a precedent on how welcoming property owners must be to the public on privately-owned beaches along Maine’s coast line.
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Maine’s piping plovers are adapting to washed-out beaches after winter storms
Despite washed-out dunes and higher water lines, experts say the endangered piping plovers nesting along the Maine coast appear to be doing well.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
YCCC nursing program receives initial accreditation from ACEN
York County Community College received accreditation of its nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The ACEN accreditation is an acknowledgement of the college’s commitment to excellence in nursing education and confirms the program’s adherence to quality and effectiveness, according to a YCCC press release. The accreditation process involved a review […]