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Lubec backs major spending plan, pass key ordinances
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (778+ words) LUBEC — After voters rejected a land use ordinance at last year’s annual town meeting, Select Board members sometimes joked that “‘ordinance’ is a four-letter word” in Lubec. This year, voters approved nearly every article on the town meeting warrant, including…...
Washington County Commission blasts prior administration
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1513+ words) MACHIAS — The Washington County Commission pushed back Thursday against steep 2027 budget increases after accepting the 2023 audit, which showed the county ended that year $1.2 million in the red. Finance Director Jenny Windsor, who was hired in April, told commissioners the fiscal…...
Maine to explore the role of AI in rural health care
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1064+ words) As Maine’s aging population grapples with complex health needs and rural hospitals struggle with workforce shortages, the state is looking for ways to modernize how health care services are offered in rural areas. What Maine needs, state officials wrote in…...
Farmington approves 3 percent sewer rate increase
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1147+ words) FARMINGTON — The Select Board approved a 3 percent increase to the sewer rate Tuesday and signaled it may adopt a similar increase next year. The board unanimously approved the increase after hearing the Wastewater Department’s budget presentation. Although department expenditures are…...
Eastport adopts moratorium on underwater data center proposal
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1039+ words) EASTPORT — The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to enact a 180‑day moratorium that halts all progress on a proposed underwater artificial intelligence data center planned for waters off Eastport. Councilors said the move gives them time to consult with the…...
July ‘radio hour’ digs into ranked-choice voting
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (397+ words) Interview This type of content helps the public get to know a person or an issue. Usually one-sided and only lightly edited or fact-checked, with no response provided. The July edition of The Maine Monitor Radio Hour features a recent…...
RSU 73 contract negotiations have stalled
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (802+ words) JAY — Regional School Unit 73 is gearing up for the opening of school on Aug. 27, but when fall sports begins on Aug. 20 for Spruce Mountain High School, bus drivers may not be available to take athletes to and from the games....
Iron Bridge authority questions surface in Kingfield
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1419+ words) KINGFIELD — The future of Kingfield’s Iron Bridge drew renewed scrutiny at Tuesday night’s Planning Board meeting, where members debated whether the town should urge residents to consider replacing the deteriorating one‑lane structure with a two‑lane bridge. The discussion…...
The race to save Maine’s seagrass meadows
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1430+ words) On a sunny afternoon in early August, the hot air rippled above a sandbar in Casco Bay as a group of researchers dove into the water. Wearing wetsuits and flippers, they swam out over sand, rocks and kelp until they…...
Washington County seeks dismissal of most counts in lawsuit
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (865+ words) MACHIAS — Washington County and two of its commissioners, David Burns and Billy Howard, have filed a response in federal court to County Manager Renée Gray’s wrongful termination lawsuit and are asking a judge to dismiss six of the 13 counts. Gray…...