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BILL PEARSON Wed, 04/14/2021 - 10:30am The Maine Department of Transportation has announced its work plan for the next three years. The plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions. This plan contains 2,180 work items with a total value of $2.71 billion. The following projects are scheduled for Lincoln County for 2021.  In Wiscasset, there are two projects for Wiscasset Municipal Airport. An aviation, runway/taxiway, reconstruction project is for safety and infrastructure improvements whi...

Before turning to a lengthy agenda, the Essex Selectboard went through its annual reorganization process Monday night by electing within itself a chair, vice chair, and clerk. Selectman Patrick Murray made the lone motion heard for the chair position – that being for Andy Watts. “Yikes,” Watts said with a chuckle after Murray’s motion was unanimously approved and Unified Manager Evan Teich passed off direction of the meeting. But Watts then went immediately into action and heard a motion, second, and unanimous approval of Murray being vice chair for the second-straight yea...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 20:11 KNOX — RIC Energy, which has proposed a 4.4 megawatt solar facility on Thompsons Lake Road, in Knox, has sent a letter to the Knox Planning Board that rejects the concerns of the Albany County Planning Board, which issued its disapproval of the project last month. At its March 11 meeting, the Knox Planning Board will discuss whether to move forward with the project despite county disapproval. A supermajority vote — five of the board’s seven members — is required. The county planning board cited eight reasons for its decision, including the project’s su...

AUGUSTA — Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, is pleased with the details of Maine’s three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Waldo County. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. “Everyone here in Waldo County knows just how much our roads and bridges need improvement,” said Sen. Curry. “I’m glad to see such strong investment from the Maine Department of Transportation. I encourage everyone to read more about their...

Drone footage shows damage from mudflows in Monterey County FacebookTwitterEmail Hana Mohsin, right, carries belongings from a neighbor's home that was damaged in a mudslide on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Salinas, Calif. The area, located beneath the River Fire burn scar, is susceptible to landslides as heavy rains hit hillsides scorched during last year's wildfires.Noah Berger/Associated Press Drone footage posted on YouTube shows the extensive damage and mess left behind by a flood of mud that rushed down a saturated hillside and spread across the Salinas Valley in a small neighborhood sou...