AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Stormwater Working Group (Lewiston, Auburn, Sabattus and Lisbon), in association with Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, are working together with local volunteers for cleaner and safer waters. Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, at Festival Plaza in Auburn and will also be meeting in Lisbon and Sabattus […]
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Lisbon, Sabattus looking for Stormwater Survey input
Lisbon and Sabattus are looking for input on their stormwater survey, developed by Bates College students, on how well they have achieved getting this information out to the public. It is open to any resident of Lisbon and Sabattus and can be found online at tinyurl.com/androscoggin. Maine Department of Environmental Protection is the issuing agency […]
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West Paris Fire Station to be modified
WEST PARIS — The Fire Station will soon have a new wall, giving the fire chief a private space for meeting with the public and offering more security for records and equipment. The current building configuration does not allow for much privacy or security in the chief’s office area, because his desk is just inside the […]
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Wilton signs loan agreement, moves ahead on park grant
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons have voted to convert a forgivable loan to permanent financing through the Maine Municipal Bond Bank. Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the board the interim loan/grant was received three years ago through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection SRF program. The loan/grant was part of the funding for Phase […]
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Dixfield board accepts petition to amend sound standards of wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to accept a citizens’ petition submitted to amend the sound limits in the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance to match Maine Department of Environmental Protection standards. The board also agreed to have Puiia contact the Maine Municipal Association to clarify whether the petition must be presented to […]
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DEP: Rumford diesel fuel spill estimated at 180 gallons
RUMFORD — A Dead River Co. tanker spilled an estimated 180 gallons of diesel fuel Thursday night in the parking lot of Circle K on Bridge Street after overflowing the underground tank while filling it, a state official said Friday afternoon in Augusta. Karl Wilkins, acting communications director of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, […]
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MDEP resumes payments to towns for landfill costs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has resumed payments to 12 communities for the costs of cleaning up and closing landfills that posed a public health hazard. Gov. Paul LePage applauded DEP’s efforts, which mirror his own to make good on the $484 million the state owes to hospitals. In this case, […]