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Maine lawmakers pass the first statewide ban on large data centers
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (426+ words) Maine lawmakers passed the nation's first statewide ban on large data centers Tuesday in what they say is an attempt to buy time and study how the power-hungry facilities affect the electrical grid. The bill, passed by both chambers of…...
RSU 9 draft budget proposes 1. 5 percent spending increase
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1276+ words) Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns across western and downeast Maine with public service reporting on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more. It functions…...
Bills aim to ease municipal costs for emergency services, shelters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (809+ words) News This is a news story based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns…...
Waterville meets shelter needs for unhoused during cold snap
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (684+ words) News This is a news story based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Monitor Local is a reporting initiative to meet the local information needs of people in towns…...