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Insurance agency The River Co. completed its second and third agency acquisitions in less than six months on Tuesday, bringing its locations in Arkansas to nine.

The City Council on Tuesday also will consider adopting an ordinance dealing with the use of facial recognition technology in the city.

Craft beer-making may be on tap for the first time in two thirsty Washington County locations. A pair of breweries are preparing to launch in Eastport and Machias, and the startups would be the first beer producers in their respective communities. Owners of both businesses view the Downeast region beyond Ellsworth as an underserved market where there’s plenty of potential patronage from locals and visitors.  Horn Run Brewing At 75 Water St. in Eastport, Lisa and Jeff Smith plan to open Horn Run Brewing by Memorial Day weekend. “We’re within weeks of opening,” Lisa Smith told Maine...

Read Article WATERVILLE — City officials plan to evaluate Waterville’s housing stock by forming a committee comprising two city councilors and up to six other residents who are involved in housing matters. “We know that we have a housing crisis,” Mayor Jay Coelho said Thursday. “We don’t have enough.” If the city wants more people to move to the area, officials must determine what the housing situation looks like, what mix of housing the city needs — single-family homes, rental units and so forth —  and then see what can be done to effect change, according to Coelho. “Th...

Mt. Blue High Campus evacuated after propane odor Farmington Fire Rescue Department inspected the building and found no leak. By Sun Journal and Franklin Journal Staff Report Share FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Campus was evacuated Thursday morning after a smell of propane gas was reported, which fire and gas company officials determined was a false alarm. “There was a smell of propane in the school,” Farmington Fire Rescue Department Chief Terry Bell said. “We did evacuate it. The propane company came and checked out stuff and everything was fine.” Responding to situation, administra...