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Government & Politics
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Maine Hire-A-Vet annual campaign kicks off with Augusta hiring fair
August 18, 2022Almost 1,700 Maine veterans have been hired through the program since its inaugural 2015 event.
August 18, 2022
MaineDOT installing solar arrays at three state-owned sites in Augusta
August 18, 2022The arrays will generate enough solar energy to power about 1,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by up to 2,000 metric tons annually.
August 18, 2022
Maine's Queen City shines in international spotlight
Updated: August 22, 2022Bangor may not be Maine’s best-kept secret for much longer after a recent spotlight in Travel & Leisure magazine.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Full speed ahead for border bridge makeover in Madawaska
Updated: August 22, 2022Despite raw material cost increases, the replacement of a century-old bridge between the Aroostook County town of Madawaska and Edmundston, New Brunswick, remains on track for completion in 2023.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Energy boom or bust? As Aroostook waits for new law’s impact, officials see dollar signs
Updated: August 22, 2022Work is underway to boost generation of clean electricity in Aroostook County and direct that energy southward to the New England power grid. But how that process unfolds, and what it might mean for northern Maine, are still unclear.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Levant company owner pleads guilty to PPP loan fraud, faces up to 20 years in prison
August 17, 2022Craig C. Franck formerly ran CCF Acoustics LLC and CCF Acoustical Systems and provided false information about the companies when applying for pandemic relief funds.
August 17, 2022
Towns can get reimbursement for opting into Maine’s recreational marijuana market
Updated: August 15, 2022The reimbursement is intended to incentivize municipalities to participate in the regulated adult-use market. Legal sales have soared since the market went live in 2020, but still a relatively small number of cities and towns permit them.
Updated: August 15, 2022
EPA reaches settlement to clean up Superfund pollution site in Windham
August 12, 2022PCBs were used in a metal manufacturing operation that began in the 1960s, transforming scrap metal into products, electrical capacitors and transformers.
August 12, 2022
CMP's request to hike electricity rates leads to questions, concerns
August 12, 2022Central Maine Power Co.’s filing to increase its distribution rate by 30% is drawing ire from state politicians and consumer advocates.
August 12, 2022
Improved access to Katahdin Woods and Waters monument sought by King, Collins
August 11, 2022The region is seeing increasing foot traffic, in part due to the national monument. A southern boundary expansion is expected to improve access.
August 11, 2022Jackman culvert failure leads to 143-mile detour
August 10, 2022The failure was the result of heavy rain in the area, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The detour affects traffic that primarily consists of logging vehicles and other commercial trucks.
August 10, 20222 Maine cities awarded a total of $50M in federal funds to revamp roads
August 9, 2022The grants will support downtown development in Sanford, and improvements to a busy highway interchange in Bangor.
August 9, 2022
Maine municipalities regain 5% revenue slice
August 9, 2022For the first time since 2009, revenue sharing will be funded at 5% for cities and towns, as required by Maine law.
August 9, 2022
Portland to launch long-awaited bike-share program in tandem with Michigan firm, local sponsors
Updated: August 9, 2022Portland is teaming up with Tandem Mobility, of Grand Rapids, Mich., along with two sponsors, the Maine Department of Transportation and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, on a program due to launch Aug. 15.
Updated: August 9, 2022
Portland parkers may have new reason to think twice about risking a tow
August 8, 2022If a proposed fee structure is enacted, the fees to retrieve some vehicles towed under city laws could more than double. The fee hike would be the first in five years.
August 8, 2022
Versant Power's planned rate hike request draws concern from Mills, advocates
August 5, 2022The utility said the funds would go only toward necessary investments, but politicians and consumer advocates questioned the prudency of the rate increase.
August 5, 2022
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