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Regulators accept preliminary permit for data center off Eastport
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1169+ words) EASTPORT — A controversial underwater artificial intelligence data center proposed in the Bay of Fundy, near Kendall Head off the northern coast of Eastport, took a major step forward in the permitting process this week. The application drew an almost immediate…...
Officials prepare to revise Kingfield’s land use ordinance
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (816+ words) KINGFIELD — A subcommittee of the Planning Board made up of Chairman Richard Hawkes, board member Rob Woodhouse, Town Manager Leanna Targett, Code Enforcement Officer Ben Hitchcock, and Kristine LeBlanc met for the first time Wednesday to discuss ordinance changes prompted…...
Lubec school moves to limit access to community playground
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (852+ words) LUBEC — Over five days in the fall of 1999, volunteers gathered at Bennet Athletic Field to build a playground for the community. Originally called “The Hornet Hangout,” the playground was designed through a collaboration among residents, volunteers — including children from Lubec…...
Wilton resident challenges board to enforce appearance ordinances
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1148+ words) WILTON — A former selectman on Tuesday urged the Board of Selectpersons to enforce town ordinances and state laws to improve the appearance of properties across the community. Mike Wells, who served as a selectman from 2022 into 2025, presented slides of buildings,…...
Rangeley flags Oquossoc Scenic Byways contract error
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (773+ words) RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to make filling the town’s vacant code enforcement officer position its top staffing priority, approved more than $425,000 in federal airport funding, and discussed a significant error in contract documents for the Oquossoc Scenic…...
Petition challenges Maine Library Commission’s draft library rules
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (1158+ words) AUGUSTA — York lawyer and library patron Sarah Redfield filed a petition last week with the Maine Library Commission on behalf of an ad hoc group of public library supporters, urging the commission to consider alternate rules to those it is…...
Bridge between Lubec and Campobello Island faces pivotal choice
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (1416+ words) LUBEC — Public comments on the future of the aging Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge heavily favor replacing the span rather than repairing it, with residents citing cost and construction speed as the deciding factors. In June, the Maine Department of…...
Lubec backs major spending plan, pass key ordinances
1+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Eastport adopts moratorium on underwater data center proposal
1+ week, 5+ day 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
1+ week, 5+ day 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…...