Skowhegan special election draws 4 candidates to fill selectboard seat

https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/11/skowhegan-special-election-draws-4-candidates/

Bagley files paperwork to run for Hancock County sheriff in 2026

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/bagley-files-paperwork-to-run-for-sheriff-in-2026/article_628e8c94-e4cc-11ef-bdc8-efa93e933fc8.html

Land purchased for workforce housing in Stonington

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/land-purchased-for-workforce-housing-in-stonington/article_29b1cb1c-e4cb-11ef-bed8-5f2096b00d68.html

Fire damages Boothbay Harbor Sewer Plant’s garage

https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/fire-damages-boothbay-harbor-sewer-plants-garage/254878

Bangor wants mall owner to pay $2M in fines for code violations

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/10/bangor/bangor-police-courts/bangor-wants-mall-owner-pay-2m-fines/

The hole in Maine’s strategy to build more housing

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/10/business/business-housing/even-maines-cheapest-new-homes-need-subsidies-to-get-built-joam40zk0w/

Penobscot County spent $2M to demolish an asbestos-filled building. The lot remains empty

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/09/bangor/bangor-government/penobscot-county-2m-to-tear-down-asbestos-building-lot-still-empty-joam40zk0w/

Maine superintendents oppose making election day a school holiday

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/10/politics/state-politics/maine-superintendents-election-school-holiday-opposition/

Bangor residents push back against a proposed downtown sign

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/10/bangor/bangor-culture/bangor-residents-pushing-back-against-proposed-downtown-sign-joam40zk0w/

Sen. Black addresses Sandy River watershed flooding issues

https://dailybulldog.com/features/senator-black-addresses-sandy-river-watershed-flooding-issues/

Bill sparked by Hutchinson Center flap would give towns ‘right of first refusal’ on university sales

https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2025-02-10/bill-sparked-by-hutchinson-center-flap-would-give-towns-right-of-first-refusal-on-university-sales

New bill calls for regional ambulance authority in southern Penobscot County

https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2025-02-10/new-bill-calls-for-regional-ambulance-authority-in-southern-penobscot-county

Bills seek to shore up emergency services in Maine

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2025/02/10/bills-seek-to-shore-up-emergency-services-in-maine

Amid federal immigration turmoil, Maine’s Office of New Americans will focus on workforce integration

https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-02-05/amid-federal-immigration-turmoil-maines-office-of-new-americans-will-focus-on-workforce-integration

Maine Border Patrol captures five after illegally crossing border into Maine

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/11/aroostook/aroostook-police-courts/van-buren-maine-border-patrol-illegal-crossings/

New program to keep kids out of the justice system is a first for Maine

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/11/mainefocus/mainefocus-education/new-program-keep-kids-out-of-justice-system-first-for-maine-joam40zk0w/

Former chief supports reestablishment of Mexico police department

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/28/former-chief-supports-reestablishing-mexico-police-department/

Oxford County struggling with high number of public records requests

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/27/oxford-county-struggling-with-high-number-of-public-record-requests/

Two resign from Harrison selectboard

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/29/two-resign-from-harrison-select-board/

Paris withdraws from legal complaint against Paris-based school district

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/29/paris-withdraws-from-legal-complaint-against-oxford-hills-based-school-district/

Farmington K-9 program receives $2K donation

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/30/farmington-k-9-program-receives-2000-donation/

Woodstock panel recommends saving old Grange Hall

https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/29/woodstock-panel-recommends-saving-old-grange-hall/

Caribou council approves cleanup loan and hears budget proposals

https://thecounty.me/2025/01/29/caribou/caribou-council-approves-cleanup-loan-and-hears-budget-proposals/

St. George election season kicks off Monday

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/villages/rockland_villager/st-george-election-season-kicks-off-monday/article_23991110-dfe7-11ef-95c0-6394b4e2d59c.html

Town of Hope may handle its own snowplowing

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/news/hope-may-handle-its-own-snowplowing/article_3ee93f76-df47-11ef-98ad-17dfff6e4717.html

Rockland landlord fails to sign agreement to end appeal of code violations

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/news/landlord-fails-to-sign-agreement-to-end-appeal-of-violations/article_0196c008-df3d-11ef-aa9f-3bb3f73c6c45.html

Electric bus program hits heartbreaking speed bump in Camden

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/news/electric-bus-program-hits-heartbreaking-speed-bump/article_d7fb9416-df2e-11ef-87cf-d7b0a99bf577.html

Rockland council to mull sending affordable housing bond to voters

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/news/rockland-council-to-mull-sending-housing-bond-to-voters/article_87b9faac-df37-11ef-99bd-5b365d46bdb8.html

Owls Head seeks public input as board works on changes to zoning laws

https://www.midcoastvillager.com/news/owls-head-seeks-public-input-as-board-works-on-changes-to-zoning-laws/article_2bc1bba8-df1f-11ef-8778-7f998089ad1b.html

Maine’s already got 31 state symbols. A reptile, amphibian and dog could be next

https://www.pressherald.com/2025/01/30/a-maine-ballad-butterfly-and-dessert-theyre-official-a-reptile-not-yet/