The letter, sent in late September, frames a 2015 federal ruling as a recent victory key to preserving jobs at the now-closed paper mill in Somerset County. A Poliquin spokesman said the mailing was sent ‘in error.’
October 2018
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Maine takes emergency steps to keep out a disease fatal to deer, moose
Chronic wasting disease has been found in Quebec herds, and Maine wildlife officials say the disease, which is always fatal, could devastate the state’s deer and moose populations if left unchecked.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Social Security checks to increase 2.8 percent in 2019
The estimated average monthly Social Security payment for a retired worker will be $1,461 a month next year.
Posted inMaine
Driver for social service agency veers off road in Fairfield, lands upright in pond
Carol McManus, 75, the volunteer in her own vehicle with a Kennebec Valley Community Action Program decal on the door, reportedly hydroplaned off Middle Road shortly after 9 a.m.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Time & Temperature Building gets new owner as auction ends with $9.3 million bid
The iconic but neglected 14-story office building has gone through foreclosure and an exodus of tenants in recent years.
Posted inNation & World
Video, photos: Authorities say 11 now dead from Hurricane Michael
The storm that devastated the state’s Gulf Coast left hundreds of thousands without power across the Southeast and caused states of emergency as far north as Virginia.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Rockland man who said voices told him to shoot up a school is charged with terrorizing
Brando Luzzi lived across the street from an elementary school when he threatened a school shooting.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth progresses on Fort Williams parking fees
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council will likely increase fees for commercial vehicles to help increase revenue and ease traffic at Fort Williams Park. Councilors also voted 5-1 on Wednesday to charge the Ordinance Committee with drafting legal framework for a proposal to implement pay-and-display parking for cars and other non-commercial vehicles. Town Manager Matt Sturgis […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Labor dispute magnifies Scarborough school bus driver shortage
SCARBOROUGH — While School Department negotiations with unionized school bus drivers have dragged on for more than two years, a shortage of drivers is contributing to longer rides to school and late arrivals. Krystal Ash-Cuthbert, co-president of the Scarborough Education Association, said Oct. 10 that instead of negotiating higher wages, the School Department has spent […]
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Natural gas line rupture closed part of Congress Street
A section of the street on Munjoy Hill was closed Thursday morning while the line was repaired.