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Viridi Signs 20-Year Deal with Énergir for Pipeline-Quality RNG
(P&GJ) — Viridi Energy has secured a 20-year agreement to supply pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG) to Énergir L.P., the largest natural gas distribution company in Quebec. Starting next year, Viridi will deliver 650,000 gigajoules of RNG annually from its facilities in Brunswick, Maine; Marathon County, Wisconsin; and...
Sargent Corporation holds public information session regarding quarry mining project
PLYMOUTH, Maine (WABI) - Drilling below the water table was the topic at an informational meeting Tuesday night in Plymouth. Residents heard from Sargent Corporation representatives who intend to file a variance application with the Maine D.E.P regarding a mining project on a rock quarry. The process would allow bedrock...
Nonprofit to renovate Skowhegan Opera House, bringing bigger acts to 'a place to watch'
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Nonprofit Lights Up Productions is renovating and taking over the operations of the Skowhegan Opera House. The Skowhegan Opera House has been hosting performances for over 100 years, but today, the building is outdated and has some accessibility and safety issues. The venue has largely been...
Child care access is expanding in southern Maine
SANFORD, Maine — Dozens more children will have a place to go for child care in southern Maine, thanks to a major expansion of a facility in Sanford. Gov. Janet Mills took part in a ribbon cutting for the project at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA on Tuesday. Using a $250,000...
Warden’s K9 Finds Missing Person
WELD, Maine (WAGM) - For Game Wardens of Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, successfully finding someone lost in the vast wilderness of Maine can be one of the most rewarding parts of the job. Brian Bouchard caught up with one county k9 warden, who successfully found someone who had been missing for 4 days.
Maine Attorney General and candidates among attendees at Democratic Lobster Bake
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey will deliver the keynote address for the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) Family Fun Day Lobster Bake at Waldoboro’s Cider Hill Farm, Sunday, Aug. 4. Frey will join Democratic candidates and other elected officials in the annual gathering under the Democratic big tent.
A musical extravaganza never before presented in Maine is coming to Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — This week, Opera Maine is presenting "Aida," a classic work that has never been performed in Maine and is without question the company’s most ambitious undertaking ever. "Aida" is opera at its grandest and most lavish, a spectacle that on stages in far bigger cities...
Tragedy in York: Mom mourns second teen son lost to motorcycle crash. He 'loved life.'
YORK, Maine — Sarah Parker said her son, Adam, was a budding motorcycle enthusiast who had a love for fixing up old bikes and cars. At 17, Adam was well aware of the risks of riding, she said, especially after losing his older brother Nathan at age 19 to a motorcycle crash two years ago. ...
Officials say thousands of needles were picked up at former Sanford homeless encampment
SANFORD (WGME) -- Officials in Sanford believe about 14,000 needles were picked up at the site of a former homeless encampment. The dozens of people living there were told to leave in mid-June. “There were three 20-gallon medical sharp containers full that were removed,” Sanford City Manager Steven Buck said....
Take a look inside New England's unusual homes
ELIOT, Maine — In Maine, explore a local curiosity known throughout town as “the hobbit house.” The Eliot, Maine home has been well known in town since the 1970s, when it was built by a local doctor named Linda Wright. "She had a vision to build something...
Rockport sets mil rate, circulates 2024 property tax bills
ROCKPORT — Tax bills for Rockport property owners arrived mail boxes last week, a surprise for many given that the bills are usually received later in the summer. But, said Assessor Kerry Leichtman, his office completed its annual task ahead of schedule. “We got our work done earlier than...
New Restaurant To Open On Main Street In Bangor Friday
Adding some new life to the very first spot along Main Street there's a new business set to open in Bangor this Friday night. According to their brand new social media page, The Key Room is ready to offer Bangor an opportunity for some good food and tasty drinks. "The...
Multiuse healthcare facility breaks ground
PALMYRA, Maine (WABI) - A healthcare facility looking to tackle more than just simple physical needs broke ground Tuesday morning. ”We are thrilled that it finally has become a reality,” said Hometown Health Center CEO Robin Winslow. Tuesday morning, the Hometown Heath Center in Palmyra broke ground on a...
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