The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 “To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.”
morning sentinel
As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?
Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.
Central Maine farmers were prepared for the weather, even if it didn’t happen
A nor’easter was expected but didn’t turn into much. Local farmers were prepared nonetheless.
Father and son move back to Winslow to revive 200-plus-year-old farm anchored by marijuana crop
Mark Robie and his son, Leon Robie, are the sixth and seventh generations of their family to reside at the old Cushman Farm on Cushman Road.
UMaine names Ben Guite interim head coach of the men’s hockey team
Guite, an assistant for the Black Bears for the last eight seasons, takes over after the death of Red Gendron.
Central Maine not included in Amtrak’s 2035 vision plan. What does that mean for future regional passenger rail service?
Experts say future not totally bleak, even if central Maine is not part of the passenger rail giant’s long-range plan.
Auto racing: After shortened 2020 season, Wiscasset Speedway gets back on track
New season for race track begins April 24.
‘Full-scale’ Skowhegan State Fair planned for this summer
Organizers expect to bring back events that were missing from last year’s strictly agricultural show, while still abiding by COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.
State pulling proposed change to Kennebec River Management Plan
The agency will start again to create a fisheries management plan that will likely take into consideration the information it received from more than 1,100 comments, the most it has ever seen.
Northeast Laboratory Services expands Winslow headquarters
The company expanded its headquarters by adding 6,400 square feet of warehouse floor space and a new loading dock to accommodate its supply of vials.