2 weeks ago
Aroostook woman gets 12 months for embezzling $111K while a town clerk
She quit as Danforth’s town clerk after town officials confronted her over money that had gone missing.
Stories by Bill Trotter
6 years ago
New development rules could limit sprawl in Maine woods, or open the door to it
A commission that oversees development in Maine’s Unorganized Territory, which covers about half of the state’s land mass, approved controversial new rules Tuesday governing where it will allow development.
6 years ago
Fireball unseats Allen’s Coffee Brandy as Maine’s best-selling liquor
The long reign of Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy as Maine’s top-selling liquor has come to an end.
7 years ago
State panel told to protect Maine woods from development sprawl
A proposal to change how development is allowed in Maine’s Unorganized Territory still is being met with some vocal opposition, despite some minor changes that a state planning body has made to the draft policy.
7 years ago
Early storm could drop half a foot of snow in most of Maine
It may be only mid-November, but much of Maine can expect to get hit with typical mid-winter weather on Friday, according to weather forecasters.
7 years ago
Proposal could create ‘retail hubs,’ sprawl in Maine woods
Officials who oversee development in the state’s Unorganized Territory were urged Wednesday to not make rule changes that critics say could create sprawlin the Maine woods and undermine development in northern municipalities.
7 years ago
Milder winters shaving weeks off ice fishing seasons in Maine
Ice fishing is a Maine tradition that goes back centuries.
7 years ago
Panel could allow greater development in 2.5M acres of Maine woods
The Land Use Planning Commission is considering aproposal that could allow subdivision or commercial development in nearly 2.5 million acres in the Unorganized Territory in Maine.
