Mexico residents turn down additional $100,000 to replace fire gear damaged in flood https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/04/03/mexico-residents-turn-down-additional-100000-for-fire-department/
Limestone selectboard votes to reopen town-owned Trafton Lake campground https://thecounty.me/2024/04/04/business-news/limestone-select-board-votes-to-reopen-town-owned-trafton-lake-campground/
Presque Isle councilors discuss cannabis violation and elect new member https://thecounty.me/2024/04/04/county-politics/presque-isle-councilors-discuss-marijuana-violation-and-elect-new-member/
Madawaska public works director resigns as town government turmoil continues https://thecounty.me/2024/04/03/county-politics/madawaska-public-works-director-resigns-as-town-government-turmoil-continues/
Predicted sun on Monday has Houlton bracing for surge of eclipse visitors https://thecounty.me/2024/04/03/events/predicted-sun-on-monday-has-houlton-bracing-for-surge-of-eclipse-visitors/
Officials warn eclipse viewers to avoid Aroostook State Park https://thecounty.me/2024/04/03/events/officials-warn-eclipse-viewers-to-avoid-aroostook-state-park/
Survey going out to Scarborough residents to gauge support for school solutions https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/survey-going-out-to-gauge-scarborough-residents-support-for-school-solutions/
Scarborough beach sand is back where it belongs https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/scarborough-beach-sand-is-back-where-it-belongs/
Scarborough’s proposed town-school budget up 6.4% https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/scarboroughs-proposed-town-school-budget-up-6-4/
Restoration efforts continue with more than 260,000 still without power in Maine https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/05/restoration-efforts-continue-with-more-than-260000-outages-remaining/
Nor’easter knocks out power, disrupts meetings in Midcoast https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/04/noreaster-knocks-out-power-disrupts-meetings-in-midcoast/
Freeport to set up property tax assistance for seniors https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/04/freeport-to-set-up-property-tax-assistance-for-seniors/
Combined budget plans raise taxes 11.4% in Westbrook https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/combined-budget-plans-raise-taxes-11-4-in-westbrook/
Library, EMS and IT propose FY25 budgets to Ellsworth City Council https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/politics/library-ems-and-it-propose-fy25-budgets-to-city-council/article_e627b832-f1b6-11ee-850a-3f2737c21483.html
Hancock County Commissioners discuss use of remaining ARPA funds https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/commissioners-discuss-use-of-remaining-arpa-funds/article_cf26f5a4-f1c4-11ee-9e4e-d3d40f016de6.html
Councilor asks for conflict of interest policy for Rockland boards https://knox.villagesoup.com/news/councilor-asks-for-conflict-of-interest-policy-for-rockland-boards/article_d9bb72e8-f286-11ee-8c58-1bc283f65d3b.html
Selectboard reaches compromise on short-term rentals, sends it to voters https://knox.villagesoup.com/news/select-board-reaches-compromise-on-short-term-rentals-sends-it-on-to-voters/article_d0d05eb8-f2af-11ee-859c-4bffa4ae3540.html
Rockland council to consider more steps to increase housing https://knox.villagesoup.com/news/rockland-council-to-consider-more-steps-to-increase-housing/article_05f2309e-f279-11ee-aa8b-6379cfcdf326.html
Edgecomb may tell GoDaddy.com to go https://knox.villagesoup.com/news/rockland-council-to-consider-more-steps-to-increase-housing/article_05f2309e-f279-11ee-aa8b-6379cfcdf326.html
Mil rate, capital improvements set to decrease in initial OOB FY25 budget https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/mil-rate-capital-improvements-set-to-decrease-in-initial-oob-fy-2025-budget/
South Portland budget proposal carries 6.1% tax increase https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/03/south-portland-budget-proposal-carries-6-1-tax-increase/
Bar Harbor resident sues town to reduce 2024 cruise ship visits https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/04/hancock/hancock-police-courts/bar-harbor-resident-sues-town-cruise-ship-visits-n6hjn1me0n/
Maine’s eclipse towns see record demand for short-term rentals https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/03/business/business-housing/maine-eclipse-towns-short-term-rentals-demand-joam40zk0w/
Maine lawmakers advance plan to study but not ban new natural gas lines https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/02/politics/state-politics/maine-lawmakers-study-new-natural-gas-lines/
Kingfield selectboard to pay for unexpected costs related to workforce housing application https://dailybulldog.com/features/selectmen-to-pay-for-unexpected-costs-related-to-workforce-housing-application/
Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2024-04-05/black-market-cannabis-thrives-in-california-despite-legalization
As Waterville begins enforcing camping ban, homeless shelter exceeds capacity and warns of closure https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/01/as-waterville-begins-enforcing-camping-ban-homeless-shelter-exceeds-capacity-and-warns-of-closure/
Maine House upholds Governor’s veto of bill to limit noncompete contract clauses https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/02/gov-mills-issues-first-veto-of-special-session/
Augusta’s proposed budget calls for increased spending, with property taxes expected to decrease https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/01/augusta-budget-increase-but-taxes-decrease/
Technical education is becoming increasingly popular. Can Maine’s programs meet the demand? https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/31/technical-education-is-becoming-increasingly-popular-can-maines-programs-meet-the-demand/