An endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company’s plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for green energy projects.
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Livermore Falls board accepts bid for property, sets public hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Wednesday to accept a bid for $875 for a 0.28-acre property next to 63 Park St., across from Cedar Street. The bid was from Julien St. Pierre, the new owner of the house at 63 Park St. Town Manager Stephen Gould said he checked with the abutter on the other side […]
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Jay voters approved $3.9 million loan for new sewer system
JAY — The majority of residents at a special town meeting Monday vote to authorize selectpersons to borrow up to $3.9 million to install a system to send sewage from North Jay to Livermore Falls for treatment. The plan is to eliminate use of the North Jay Wastewater Treatment Plant. Instead a pump station, a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Home gardening in Mechanic Falls
Miranda Jimenez clips a basil plant on her porch in Mechanic Falls on Thursday. Jimenez said all her herb and vegetable plants were grown from stem cuttings. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Posted inFranklin
Jay opts to send sewage for treatment in Livermore Falls
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to go with a pump station and force main system to send sewage from North Jay to an existing collection system to a Livermore Falls plant for treatment. The board opted not to upgrade the North Jay Wastewater Plant. The Jay plant is nearing 20 years old and needs to […]
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Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant needs updating
LIVERMORE FALLS — In their roles as sewer trustees, selectmen received an update Tuesday on what is needed to upgrade the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls owns and operates the plant, which underwent a $5.8 million upgrade in late 1990s. Not everything was upgraded at that time, however, and some of the concrete at […]
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Farmington planners to visit UMF heating plant site
FARMINGTON — Planning Board members want to see if an 18-wheeler can negotiate tight street corners before voting on a proposed biomass central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington. Drivers will need to make these turns for 30-ton deliveries of wood chips to the plant, an estimated 11 trips per week during […]
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Auburn’s Formed Fiber Technologies cited for federal safety violations
AUBURN — The U.S. Labor Department has cited Formed Fiber Technologies for seven violations of workplace safety standards and is proposing more than $100,000 in fines. According to a statement from the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday morning, the Auburn plant has been exposing employees to “the risk of lacerations, crushed fingers, […]
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Farmington board considers hooking into UMF heating plant
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss connecting the Community Center to a central heating plant planned for the University of Maine at Farmington. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Municipal Building. The proposed 5,000-square-foot biomass plant is planned for a parking area at Quebec and Perkins […]
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United Technologies to close Pittsfield plant
PITTSFIELD (AP) — A United Technologies Corp. company has announced that is closing a plant in Maine, costing the state about 300 jobs. UTC Fire & Security announced Tuesday that its Pittsfield plant would close for good in March 2015, and the work shifted to three other company facilities, one in the U.S, and two […]