Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

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Published
August 28, 2012

King stands by bank targeted by Feds

OAKLAND — Former Gov. Angus King expressed support Monday for The Bank of Maine, which was criticized for unsafe and unsound banking practices by federal regulators earlier this month.
Published
August 27, 2012

On the run: How inmates escape and why it’s usually not worth it

MADISON — The recent escape of a Somerset County Jail inmate was an aberration and will not require any changes to the jail’s security procedures, the jail’s administrator has concluded.
Published
August 27, 2012

Draft report to estimate value of Belgrade Lakes water system

How much are the Belgrade Lakes worth?
The question has been tackled by a team of researchers who say that the results of their work can help policy makers weigh the seven lake system against competing demands for financial resources.
Published
August 24, 2012

Proposed Fairfield rule would limit fireworks use

Town Manager Joshua Reny said Thursday that the proposed law is meant to be a compromise between groups with sharply differing views on fireworks use.
Published
August 23, 2012

Oakland only town in RSU 18 to wait for new tax figures

Typically, the district’s towns of Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney wait for a bill from the district before mailing tax bills to their residents.
Published
August 23, 2012

Oakland tax freeze petition gets over 300 signatures

OAKLAND — A petition asking for a property tax freeze in town will be given serious consideration, but it may not carry the rule of law, said Town Manager Peter Nielsen.
Published
August 22, 2012

Dead River confirms trucks pulled from Whittier Road because of worsening erosion

The company’s Farmington district manager made the call to keep trucks off the endangered road.
Published
August 21, 2012

Worries linger that Farmington apartment complex will contaminate drinking water

The concern is that the 32-unit building, planned for a site a mile north of downtown Farmington, could create more contaminated runoff in the town’s wellhead protection zone.
Published
August 21, 2012

Farmington officials brace for more hurricane erosion by Whittier Road

FARMINGTON — Now that a bank stabilization project to protect Whittier Road from a crumbling riverbank will not take place this year, town officials said that hurricane season is likely to accelerate erosion at the site.
Published
August 20, 2012

Baby-sitter saves the day in Belgrade fire; home destroyed

No one was harmed in the blaze, but the family lost “irreplaceable” belongings in the house they’d just moved into three weeks ago.