2 years ago
Recycling expected to halt lithium battery fires at Tri-Community Landfill
The landfill experienced two fires over Sept. 14-16 and narrowly avoided a third on the 17th, all attributed to lithium batteries.
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2 years ago
Littleton gets one of two federal conservation grants for playground
The funding will be used to renovate existing infrastructure and add new features to the Littleton Playground and Mexico Recreation Park.
2 years ago
Caribou ceremony honors prisoners of war, soldiers missing in action
Every year, the cemetery committee hosts a ceremony honoring National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which falls on the third Friday in September.
2 years ago
State grant will add more spaces for veterans at Caribou cemetery
The grant will pay for building three more walls that will add 576 columbarium niches, as well as for landscaping to plant flowers near those memorials.
2 years ago
Mi’kmaq Nation adopts stringent grant reporting after federal audit
The audit showed the tribe needed to improve its documentation of projects included in a total of $4,359,339 in federal grants.
2 years ago
Houlton group makes strides toward countering ‘from away’ attitudes
The Gateway Ambassadors is a volunteer group dedicated to making the Houlton experience a good one for visitors and the community.
2 years ago
Madawaska mill only paper facility to qualify for state tax credit to revitalize industry
Twin Rivers Paper Co. will receive $9.5 million under the Maine Paper Manufacturing Credit over 10 years.
2 years ago
Limestone residents approve new public works garage, more recreation funds
Maine Municipal Association has dropped its collapse insurance from the public works garage because its support walls are slanted and have begun to crumble, and the roof is also in danger of collapsing
2 years ago
Van Buren council keeps mill rate the same
For a median-valued home in Van Buren worth $125,000, this mill rate would result in a $2,565.50 annual tax bill.
2 years ago
Proposed federal law eases new CDC border crossing rules for dogs
Certain dogs will get an international border crossing regulation reprieve under proposed federal legislation introduced onThursday. The Homeward Bound Act, introduced by U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine and Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, removes unnecessary barriers that some owners and their dogs face when returning to the U.S. from low-risk rabies countries such as Canada, according […]
