Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 17th of August.
Good morning, Bangor.
🏘️ Community
NBA star Cooper Flagg and his twin brother Ace led the third annual basketball camp for kids at the New Balance Fieldhouse + Memorial Gym at the University of Maine in Orono on Aug.
15. The camp benefitted the Donovan Kurt Memorial Cancer Foundation with expert coaching.
🌲 Environment
Brookfield Renewable is finalizing the relicensing of Ripogenus Dam — a key hydropower facility 30 miles west of Millinocket — after a July 27 turbine shutdown led to a fish kill, with local groups calling for improved safeguards and regulators accepting public comments until Aug.
28.
🏛️ Government
Clifton is facing deep splits as online posts fuel election disputes and strain town government.
Local select board candidates and officials agree that positive online dialogue is needed to mend bonds in this town with 877 residents.
📰 Real Estate
Local developers Justin and Nicole Freeman plan to build LuBen Village, a 300-unit apartment complex off Stillwater Avenue if the city upgrades decades-old sewer capacity.
City officials have approved initial contracts for sewer improvements and the developers are seeking bids + will begin construction once the upgrades are complete.
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