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Cutler: Maine must find more money to fix potholes and cellphone dead zones

PORTLAND — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler announced on Tuesday that, if elected, he’ll make smoothing out potholes and eliminating cellphone dead zones among his top priorities. Cutler highlighted his proposals to tackle perhaps two of Maine’s most irritating problems, especially in rural parts of the state, during a Tuesday announcement of his 21-point plan […]

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Maine announces $2 billion infrastructure plan

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Transportation has announced a $2 billion, three-year plan to improve roads, bridges, airports and other key infrastructure across the state. The plan announced Tuesday will use $100 million in state transportation bonds approved last November by voters and federal highway funds to pay for more than 1,600 projects. […]

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Paris board considers changes to non-standard use form

PARIS — The Board of Selectmen is considering changes to its non-standard use of public roads and property form to allow annual events to go ahead without filling out the application.  Board Chairman Bob Kirchherr floated some language he believed could clarify the ambiguous distinction between “standard” and “non-standard” use.  The form was drawn up by […]

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LePage urges lawmakers to consider roads bond

AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is urging lawmakers to consider a proposed bond for the state’s highways and bridges this week. The Republican governor said in statement Monday that the Democratic-led Legislature should consider the $100 million transportation bond when they reconvene on Tuesday to finish their business for the session. But Democratic lawmakers […]