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Officials are still moving ahead with the Coastal Connection pilot extending service from Brunswick to Rockland, but the sale of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway has delayed the project yet again.

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Wind energy is one of the few promising ventures that would fulfill environmental priorities while providing skilled, well-paid, non-tourism, union jobs along the coast. That some sacrifices must be made if we want those results is, unfortunately, foreign to the thinking of

Land protection is an important value, but not the only one of interest to today’s Mainers, and those of the future.

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has announced that three new members, Alan Cassavant, Alison Harris and Marguerite Fleming, have joined its board of directors. Per statute, Gov. Janet Mills, appointed the three directors who were then approved by the Joint Committee on Transportation and confirmed by the state Senate. Alan Cassavant, a former […]

A local sophomore writes about the American Dream (and wins a national award); solutions to catalytic converter thefts; Mountain Hardware family grows; more.

NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Six North Lake Tahoe area business leaders were recently elected by the NLTRA/Chamber of Commerce membership to join the volunteer board of directors for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association (NLTRA).

I READ Alyn Smith and David Pratt fairly regularly and generally find myself a kindred spirit in the message, but, like Gordon Gallacher (Letters,…

Vassalboro Town Forest Trail Being Extended by More Than a Mile According to the Kennebec Journal, theres going to be an extension by more than a mile to an existing trail system in Vassalboro, Maine. The town of Vassalboro is in there sestercentennial, which means it has been 250 years since the original incorporation. As part of that, the town and the Kennebec Water District were able to reach an agreement about extending the current Vassalboro Town Forest Trail by about 1.1 miles. The ext...