Randy Berry is a former fire chief, state representative and papermill worker. When the Wausau Paper Corp. mill in Jay and Livermore Falls closed in 2009, he earned a bachelor’s degree in geography at the University of Maine in Farmington through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, but his world today is all about being prepared […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner wants input on future of town's villages
TURNER — The town Comprehensive Planning Committee will hold a public forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Leavitt Institute Community Room. The subject is the town’s villages. Town Manager Kurt Schaub wrote in a recent statement: “The classic New England village is often the image that comes to mind when people think […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Build Maine returns with focus on tangible city projects
LEWISTON — The planners, landscape designers and urban thinkers are taking over Lewiston again — for two days at least. This year, that means a pop-up beer garden, multiple mural projects, workshops and the daylong conference Friday. The Build Maine conference brings together leaders in urban planning, architecture, engineering, local government and other entities each year to […]
Posted inFranklin
State commission denies wind energy petition
An effort to streamline the permitting process for wind energy development in northern Franklin and Somerset counties was halted Tuesday by a state commission. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted to deny a petition to initiate rule-making to expand the expedited permitting area. NextEra Energy Resources, which has 44 turbines on Kibby Ridge near […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris planning board approves marijuana greenhouse
WEST PARIS — The Planning Board approved a request Tuesday night by resident Carl Young to operate a medical marijuana greenhouse. Young told the board he would construct the greenhouse next to his home on Morse Hill Road, and it would be either 40 by 50 feet or 30 by 100 feet. Young is licensed […]
Posted inOxford Hills
West Paris Planning Board approves entertainment request
WEST PARIS — The Planning Board has approved its part of an application by West Paris General Store for an entertainment permit, which will be finalized after the state determines the septic system capacity for the site. The venue owners want to hold acoustic music and open mic nights in the rear of their building […]
Posted inFranklin
Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, workshop, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Kingfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Planning, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Sumner: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library trustees, 3 p.m., Rumford Public Library Rumford: Selectmen, joint […]
Posted inFranklin
Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Planning, 6 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Planning well to avoid failure
The most common concern new entrepreneurs have is the fear of failure about starting a new venture. These doubts are increased with the seemingly constant news stories about failing or closing small businesses. “The truth is that small business entrepreneurs have a better chance at success than they may realize,” said Ralph Tuttle, Central Maine SCORE […]
Posted inMaine
House Republicans sustain veto of bill that expanded access to family planning
Veto Coverage: List of vetoes considered and who in our coverage area voted to sustain or override. AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Thursday sustained Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would have expanded access to birth control and cervical cancer screenings for up to 13,700 low-income women. The override failed when four Republicans […]