MACHIAS — The Machias Select Board voted Wednesday to move the annual town meeting from June 10 to June 23 to give staff members time to finalize the town report, Town Manager Sarah Craighead Dedmon said. Elections are scheduled for June 9. Two Select Boa... See more
WATERVILLE — A Maine law signed in January that clarifies how state and local law enforcement agencies may interact with federal immigration authorities is set to take effect in July. Rockland and Lewiston have each passed ordinances to further define how... See more
Report for Americacorps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers. Electric bills on Matinicus Isle are expected to increase this... See more
FARMINGTON — The Select Board unanimously voted last week to recommend a $16.6 million budget for voters to consider at the annual town meeting May 11. The proposal totals $16,580,989. With an estimated $3.64 million in revenue, the amount to be raised th... See more
Inventions That Capitalism Fails Every once in a while, reading articles at CleanTechnica, I feel an urge to overcome my reluctance to put myself into the spotlight by writing about my own inventions. I am afraid that Steve Hanley, who happens to be one o... See more
