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Downtown Searsport construction nearing completion
SEARSPORT -- It was a sight for sore eyes on Monday, July 1st as both lanes on Route 1 in downtown Searsport opened back up. While there's still more work to be done on their now two-year downtown reconstruction project, Searsport Town Manager James Gillway says construction crews in downtown will soon be a thing of the past.
Two-way traffic flowing again through Searsport for holiday week
SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - Good news for those driving through Searsport and local businesses there. The construction company working on the Route 1 highway project is taking a break for the holiday. According to a Facebook post, Gordon Contracting says two-way traffic is flowing once again through town. They will...
Waldo County teacher enters semifinals for 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year
BELFAST — The 2024 Waldo County Teacher of the Year has advanced to the semifinal round that will eventually weed out Maine’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Shilo Burnham, of the East Belfast School, is one of eight Maine teachers who’ve been selected for the semifinals. “These...
Citizens express concerns over solar farm project in Brooks
BROOKS -- As efforts for more renewable energy continue across the state, a new solar farm is currently being built in the town of Brooks. However, several residents have been outspoken over their concerns about what this project means for the future of their community. Solar farms are popping up...
Hundreds of strangers attend, provide services at funeral of veteran abandoned at nursing home
When nursing homes find themselves with a deceased resident whom family and friends do not lay claim to, there can still be a heartwarming outcome. That’s what a Maine provider, consulting funeral home and hundreds of strangers learned recently when they came together to honor a military veteran who died and had no one else come forward to take care of arrangements.
Maine groups receive funds to clean up mercury contamination in the Penobscot River
More than a dozen environmental improvement projects are now being funded through a settlement to clean up mercury contamination in the Penobscot River. In addition to remediation, the 2022 agreement also requires Mallinckrodt US LLC, the former owner of the closed HoltraChem facility, to pay $20 million for various projects, including land conservation, a recreational boat launch facility in Orrington, and a fishway at the Frankfort Dam.
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