2015
‘We’ve had substantial losses’
BRUNSWICK “Take Me To Parkview” bumper stickers are a common sight in the Brunswick area. But with the impending closure of Parkview Adventist Medical Center’s emergency room and inpatient services on Thursday, patients may have fewer choices on where they’re taken. Parkview Adventist Medical Center is filing for bankruptcy and its emergency department and acute […]
DEP formally grants permit for train shed
BRUNSWICK The agency that runs the Downeaster passenger rail service is free to begin construction of a controversial 52,000-square-foot train shed in Brunswick, now that the state has granted an environmental permit, which took place Tuesday. “There’s nothing preventing them from starting now,” said David Madore, spokesman for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The […]
Freeport residents vent over clear-cut
FREEPORT Dozens of residents crowded into the Freeport Community Library to give Maine Department of Transportation representatives an earful Tuesday during a tense portion of a town council meeting. At issue: About 37 acres of trees that were reportedly clear-cut on state property running along Interstate 295 as part of a $205,000 project to improve […]
New condominiums, eatery receive Bath board’s attention
BATH There was a large public turnout at a Bath Planning Board meeting on Tuesday night as citizens came out to express their thoughts on JHR Development of Maine’s proposal to pursue a five-building condominium complex project at 133 Commercial St. in Bath, a historic area also known as the “Coal Pocket.” President Hilary Rockett […]
West Bath may choose to use settlement to offset tax rate
WEST BATH Decreasing the town’s tax rate for a year or more may be a tempting option for voters at West Bath’s Town Meeting tonight. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at West Bath School. The decision will ride on how voters will choose to use the town’s $1.2 million settlement, which was […]
New school budget vote set
LISBON Lisbon voters will head back to the polls to decide on a school budget Aug. 11. That was the date set by the Town Council Tuesday night, forced to set a new referendum after the first proposed spending plan was soundly rejected by voters June 9. The School Committee will meet Monday to discuss […]
Legislature passes $6.7 billion budget, easing shutdown fears
AUGUSTA A $6.7 billion budget that included both tax reform and welfare changes was approved early Wednesday morning by the Legislature. The deal, finalized around 12:30 a.m., culminated months of sometimes acrimonious negotiations over the contentious two-year spending plan, which began in January when Gov. Paul LePage proposed sweeping changes to the state’s tax code […]
Powdered alcohol ban to become law
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill that would ban the sale of powered alcohol in Maine will become law. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted Tuesday to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the bill. The Republicanled Senate followed with a 34-1 vote in favor of overturning the governor’s rejection. Lawmakers across the country are moving […]
Knox County couple facing meth charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Knox County couple has been arrested and charged with running a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in the basement of a home. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says 25-year-old Dustin Carpenter and 27- year-old Gina Glidden were arrested Tuesday following a search of the home in the town of Washington. The home belongs […]