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Portland could vote on minimum wage increase
Portland City Council will vote Monday whether to send a referendum to voters in November that would increase the city’s minimum wage. The current minimum wage in Portland is $15 per hour; $7.50 per hour for tipped employees. The proposal would incrementally bring the minimum wage for all employees...
Megunticook Golf Club in Rockport celebrates 125th anniversary with three days of events
In 1898, a six-hole golf course was laid out on borrowed land on Beauchamp Point in Rockport. It quickly became a permanent golf course when Philadelphian Charles Henry donated nearby woodland and pastureland. The club was organized specifically for golf in 1899 and opened in 1902, with a layout by groundskeeper Thomas Grant.
Grant Money to Help Fund New Ambulance
Ambulance 1 is the primary ambulance out of the Springvale Station. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s office contacted the Sanford FIre Department (SFD) on Aug. 7 with news that SFD has been awarded a grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The grant, amounting to $422,727 according to the FEMA website, will fund 90 percent of the cost for an additional ambulance. The grant helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. In 2024, Maine cities and towns received 13 awards from this grant program.
City Council August 6 Meeting Summary
Councilor Robert Stackpole (top middle) asks Fire Chief Scott Susi (bottom far left) and Communications Coordinator Jordan Wilson a question following a presentation on the upcoming fire station referendum. The City Council heard updates on homelessness, transportation and other issues at its Aug. 6 meeting. All councilors were present. City...
City to Resume Renaming Duplicate Streets
Summer Street in Springvale will soon be renamed. The City of Sanford will resume the process of renaming streets where duplicate names exist, according to Planning and Codes Director Jamie Cole. The project began in 2022 when Sherburne Street in Sanford was renamed Tanguay Street to avoid a conflict with Sherburne Street in Springvale.
Getting Ready for the Acton Fair
Mark Yerkes and Lawrence Furbish rebuilding the Rotary booth. The 160th version of the Acton Fair runs Aug. 22 to 25, and that means you will soon be able to get your yearly fix of the unique and highly prized Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club chicken livers. In preparation, members of the Rotary Club are renovating and upgrading the booth where these lovely little delicacies are prepared.
Preble Street looks to replicate Portland success in Lewiston-Auburn with rehousing program
A Portland-based program that transitions unhoused people to permanent housing is now offering its services to Lewiston and Auburn. Preble Street’s Rapid Rehousing Program helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness gain and retain housing. “We not only provide housing navigation, but we also provide financial support based on what...
Ocean State Job Lot Opening First Central Maine Store
Over the last few years, we have all faced the fact that inflation is out of control. This has led many of us to start looking for ways to reduce our spending. One of the most popular ways we have been doing that is by hunting bargains at our local discount stores. In Central Maine, we have several to choose from, including Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Marden’s, Renys, and the locally-owned Caswell’s Liquidation Center.
Too much copper found in West Paris water, boil order still in effect
WEST PARIS (WGME) -- There's yet another problem with the water in West Paris. In addition to E. coli, there's also too much copper in it. A boil water order has been in effect throughout the town since April because of a damaged reservoir cover. Then in July the water...
Windham converts to new system collection system Sept. 9
A big change is coming to how trash is collected in Windham, and it won’t be very long before new tote carts will be wheeling up and down driveways across town. Near the start of 2023, members of the Windham Town Council reached an agreement with Casella Waste Systems, also known as Pine Tree Waste, to convert the town to an automated trash removal system. Casella was the only refuse contractor to bid for Windham’s services and told town officials that ongoing labor issues and expenses required a conversion to a system with trash collected curbside by a driver using an automated retrieval system.
Saco clothing distribution center seeks new volunteer to oversee operations
In 2008, Elaine Fournier wanted to do something to help others and to honor her late sister. At the time she was a bus driver in Saco, and after talking with guidance counselors and local school officials, she found there were many families in the community who couldn’t afford warm clothing for their children.
Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival shares new route for this year
LEWISTON, Maine - Organizers of the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival are letting the public know the event’s annual parade will have a new route this year. The parade will kick off at 10 Saturday morning from the intersection of Main and Elm streets in Auburn and will head through New Auburn on its way to Lewiston.
Westbrook clears way for new Asian-American community center, temple
WESTBROOK, Maine — Plans for a new Asian-American community center and Cambodian temple were officially approved by the city of Westbrook this week. The nonprofit Khmer Maine and the Watt Samaki Temple in Buxton are partnering to build a community center, a traditional Buddhist temple, and a worship hall on about 30 acres off Cumberland Street near Willoughby Farm Road.
WATCH: Movie Trailer for Lost on a Mountain in Maine @ 12 Year Old Rye Boy
Lost on a Mountain in Maine, a movie adaptation of the book of the same name that chronicles the experiences of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy from Rye who survived nine days in the Maine wilderness as a child in 1939, has released its first movie trailer in anticipation of national release this fall. MyRye.com interviewed Ryan Cook, one of the filmmakers behind the upcoming movie, earlier this summer.
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