Organizers of an initiative that would require the Maine Legislature to sign off on transmission line projects have gathered enough signatures for the measure to be considered in a statewide vote in November, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed Monday.
The measure is aimed at crippling the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line project, which would bring Canadian hydroelectric power through Maine to Massachusetts. The project, known as NECEC for short, is a joint venture between Central Maine Power parent company Avangrid and Canadian hydroelectric dam operator Hydro-Quebec. READ MORE
For months, Heather Brown has had to be extra careful at home and at work.
She works at a residential mental health facility and her husband works at a grocery store, which puts them both at elevated risk of getting the coronavirus. Brown also has a chronic illness that could make getting sick more severe. She said she had to leave her prior health care job because the people she worked with were not quarantining, a risk she said she could not afford to take both for health and financial reasons. READ MORE
The House is scheduled to vote this week on nearly $2 trillion in pandemic relief, but Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District says there are urgent needs that can’t wait the weeks it will take to finalize the package.READ MORE
All Cinemagic locations are now permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sources. The New Hampshire-based company had previously announced the temporary closure of all locations until spring, writing, "It’s just intermission though, we’ll be back in the spring!” in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
According to several sources, those closures are now permanent. This includes theaters in Saco, Westbrook, and South Portland, as well as locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. READ MORE
