OLD TOWN — Although 11 people were initially displaced by a fire at the multi-unit apartment building at 1144 Stillwater Avenue on Sept. 25, tenants in two units were able to move back in within 24 hours, a fact Old Town Deputy Fire Chief Chris Baker credits to the quick response of Old Town Fire […]
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Section of Stillwater Avenue to be closed daily from Oct. 13-18
The City of Old Town has announced that part of Stillwater Avenue will be closed to traffic at times next week in order to complete a sewer line replacement project. Stillwater Avenue between Spring Street and Bennoch Road will be closed daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. […]
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DOT: Bridge project could take three years or more
The Maine Department of Transportation’s plan to replace the Stillwater River bridges and improve the traffic corridor in that area will be lengthy.
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After bond votes, a mix of relief and disappointment
The bond you’ll see on your ballots in November will invest $105 million in pressing repairs, upgrades and maintenance for highways, bridges, culverts and working waterfronts. It also will draw down an additional $137 million in other funds.
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Nominees sought for city Brownfields assessment
In 2016, Old Town received a $400,000 Brownfield Assessment grant to inventory, assess and conduct planning related to potential petroleum and hazardous waste impacted Brownfields in old Town; these funds were generally expended, but this year, the city received a second grant, this one for $300,000 from the EPA to continue its Brownfield Assessment program.
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More than 44,000 Mainers projected to lose food assistance under SNAP proposal
A Trump administration proposal to kick millions of Americans off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would threaten essential food benefits for more than 44,000 Maine people, nearly half of whom are children, older Mainers, and people with disabilities, according to The Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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PCFCU to merge with The County Federal Credit Union
Subject to member and regulatory approval, the Board of Directors from Penobscot County Federal Credit Union (PCFCU) and The County Federal Credit Union (CFCU) have agreed that a merger would improve and increase benefits to both memberships.
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An unpredictable friendship of a dog lover and one in a million cat
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue sidesteps Cony
FARMINGTON — If you were looking for Mt. Blue sophomore captain Lexi Mittelstadt, you could find on the perimeter, at the foul line or taking her lumps whenever she drove to the basket. The mobile guard was all over the court, and during those shining moments, she accumulated the game-high 22 points to lead the […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue pushes back, shakes Leavitt
Mt. Blue’s Jocelyn Daggett (14) and Rebecca Harmon (12) try to stop Leavitt’s Taylor White from going to the basket in a basketball game in Turner on Friday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) TURNER — The rattled Mt. Blue Cougars regained their composure and found their way back to the free-throw line in the last six minutes […]