Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues

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Published
March 12, 2021

Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues

Representatives of the Citizens' Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
Published
December 10, 2020

Survey identifies 237 sites where pollution affected water quality of Belgrade-area Great Pond

7 Lakes Alliance and the Belgrade Lakes Association updated the Great Pond watershed community about efforts to improve water quality in Great Pond.
Published
December 10, 2020

Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international

Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Published
August 19, 2020

Oakland-based school district approves reopening after teachers’ union rep calls plan ‘not safe’

As Regional School Unit 18 prepares to reopen for classroom instruction five days a week, Nancy Mitchell, co-president of the RSU 18 Education Association, warns it is "not possible to do this safely"
Published
December 8, 2019

About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant

The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.
Published
December 2, 2019

Maine to stop using road sealant suspected of making travel lanes slick

The Maine Department of Transportation has decided to halt the use of fog sealant on roadways after finding its application is imprecise and involves too much "eyeballing."
Published
October 6, 2019

State halts use of road sealant after crashes on Route 225 in Rome

Transportation officials investigate why the spray application created a slick surface. How extensively fog sealant has been used on Maine highways is unclear.
Published
September 14, 2019

Travis Mills’ retreat for wounded veterans planning to expand

The $5.4 million project, to be unveiled Sunday, will include an addition with a swimming pool and gym equipment and dozens of weekly PTSD treatment sessions.
Published
September 3, 2019

Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome

Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.
Published
May 28, 2019

Hearing on Rome junkyard postponed after owner injured in cleanup

Larry DiPietro Sr. was scheduled to be in court Wednesday to resolve a complaint from Rome about his property, but was injured when he fell on an excavator while trying to clean up the property.