The company negotiates a deal with Western Mountains & Rivers Corp. as part of its plan to bring power from Canada to Massachusetts via a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine. by Dennis Hoey, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Central Maine Power Co. and a Somerset County nonprofit have reached an agreement on a Read More
land protection
Central Maine Power Project a Bad Deal for Maine
The proposal would allow a foreign company to cut a wide swatch through the forest of northern Maine, with little benefit to the state. By Tom Saviello, Republican state senator from Wilton Central Maine Newspapers op-ed Imagine what the people of Maine would think if a European company decided to cut a path the width Read More
Farmington Rethinks Endorsement of Quebec to Massachusetts Power Line
In a letter, Gov. Paul LePage said four lawmakers who wrote to Massachusetts expressing their opposition to the New England Clean Energy Connect project “may now have to deal with reprimands.” by Rachel Ohm, Staff Writer Central Maine newspaper news story FARMINGTON — Town officials are rethinking their endorsement of the New England Clean Energy Read More
Irving’s Plan for Aroostook Lakes Region Includes Commercial, Residential Development
by Staff Mainebiz news story J.D. Irving’s proposed concept plan for 51,000 acres in Aroostook County asks the Maine Land Use Planning Commission to allow new commercial and residential development around the Fish River Lakes chain, in addition to conservation plans and continued logging operations. The Bangor Daily News reported the plan for Irving’s acreage Read More
Irving Unveils Its Plans for 51,000 Acres in Fish River Lakes Chain
By Julia Bayly, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story The public gets its first opportunity to comment on a plan to rezone 51,000 acres within the Fish River Chain of Lakes at two public hearings later this month in northern Maine. J.D. Irving’s proposed concept plan asks the Maine Land Use Planning Commission to Read More
State Mulling New Camping Options at Eagle Lake, Deboullie
by Anthony Brino, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story ASHLAND, Maine — The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is hosting a public meeting in Ashland Wednesday to gather input on a proposal to add and expand campsites at public reserve lands around Eagle Lake and Deboullie Mountain. The Bureau of Parks and Lands, Read More
LePage Administration Agrees to Post Signs Directing Drivers to Katahdin Monument
The state had held off on posting signs while the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument was under review by the Trump administration. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA — The LePage administration has agreed to allow signs on Interstate 95 and state highways directing drivers to Katahdin Woods and Read More
18 Months After Its Creation, National Monument in Northern Maine to Get Road Signs
By Susan Sharon Maine Public news story It has been 18 months since former President Barack Obama designated the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine — but there are still no road signs to direct interested visitors where to go or how to get there. Republican Gov. Paul LePage made headlines last Read More
CMP, Kennebec River Gorge Deal Never Came to Fruition
By Fred Bever Maine Public news story As part of a deal to win a state permit for a major transmission project eight years ago, Central Maine Power (CMP) agreed to transfer the scenic Kennebec River Gorge to the state. But that never happened. Environmentalists say that raises troubling questions about a new CMP project Read More