Danielle Loring News Today

Town officials award job to lowest of six bidders.

Similar services have closed across the state in recent years, reducing the options for families that are now seeking new homes.

MINOT — In the wake of mass shootings in Lewiston last week, local officials Monday revisited the issue of town building complex security. At its regular Board of Selectmen meeting, members discussed the notion of updating security measures for the Town Hall building and other town facilities, including the Fire Department and highway garage that […]

NEW HIRES Danielle Loring has been hired by the Morrison Center as its new executive director. Loring holds a master’s in social work from Columbia University and has directed intensive services and emergency department crisis services for Maine Behavioral Healthcare. Zachary Smolkin has been hired as vice president, chief trust officer at Spinnaker Trust. Previously, […]

Land use consultants will be tasked with fixing drainage issues and design cremation plots.

The town's chief administrator says she is looking to offset spending increases with grants and other outside revenues.

At least 83,000 Maine households lack the broadband internet experts say is necessary for economic success.

POLAND — Select Board members were shown the final design sketches for the expansion of Ricker Memorial Library at Tuesday night’s meeting. The architect in charge of the plan, Michael Giasson, said the children’s room will be expanded, allowing for separate play area as well as a reading room. Giasson said a trio of windows […]

MINOT — Local officials Monday authorized ordering new heavy equipment needed by the town further in advance due to delivery delays. Town Administrator Danielle Loring said she briefed the Board of Selectmen this week that heavy equipment, such as snowplow trucks, will need to be ordered ahead of the regular schedule in the Capital Improvement […]

The resident spoke at this week's Board of Selectmen meeting about the cost of RSU 16.