# rural news (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rural news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Eastport Planning Board recommends city adopt ordinance to permanently ban data centers](https://themainemonitor.org/eastport-planning-board-recommends-banning-data-centers/) _2026-08-26 · Melissa S. Razdrih · The Maine Monitor_ Council to weigh the proposal as federal regulators review DeepGreen’s subsea AI project and residents raise concerns about grid stability and the environment. ## [Police investigate brawl after a meeting in a sharply divided Maine town](https://themainemonitor.org/police-investigate-brownfield-brawl/) _2026-08-26 · Daniel O'Connor · The Maine Monitor_ The brawl, which was captured on video and circulated on social media, involved Brownfield town officials outside a meeting last week. ## [Washington County Commission rescinds termination of County Manager Renée Gray](https://themainemonitor.org/commission-rescinds-renee-gray-termination/) _2026-08-26 · Judith Meyer · The Maine Monitor_ The unanimous vote follows a court order blocking the firing, and Gray is expected to return to work immediately as the lawsuit proceeds. ## [Jay Select Board declines to send solar moratorium to voters](https://themainemonitor.org/jay-not-sending-solar-moratorium-to-voters/) _2026-08-26 · Bob Neal · The Maine Monitor_ Opponents say they will launch a petition drive to force a November vote on a six‑month freeze for the proposed 800‑ to 900‑acre solar farm. ## [Rangeley calls special meeting to restore funding for code enforcement and planning](https://themainemonitor.org/rangeley-special-meeting-restore-funding-code-enforcement/) _2026-08-26 · Ashton F. LeCraw · The Maine Monitor_ Voters rejected the department’s budget earlier this month, leaving the town without a code enforcement officer and at risk of halting building permits. ## [Denmark residents push for tighter oversight of Poland Spring’s water extraction permit](https://themainemonitor.org/denmark-pushes-tighter-oversight-poland-spring/) _2026-08-26 · Carlyssa Baker · The Maine Monitor_ The Select Board is expected to revisit concerns about Long Pond, drought season withdrawals and monitoring gaps when the Poland Spring permit hearing continues Sept. 8. ## [Maine universities hope to boost college aspirations with new course credits for high schoolers](https://themainemonitor.org/umaine-system-high-school-credits/) _2026-08-26 · Kristian Moravec · The Maine Monitor_ The University of Maine System will accept credentials earned through the Jobs for Maine Graduates program. ## [Clearway Energy wind farm and Avangrid transmission proposals selected for Aroostook County renewable energy push](https://themainemonitor.org/proposals-selected-aroostook-county-renewable-energy-push/) _2026-08-25 · Delger Erdenesanaa · The Maine Monitor_ The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced its picks on Tuesday for a long-planned Northern Maine renewable energy program. ## [Police checks on Susan Collins’ home spike with high-profile Senate votes](https://themainemonitor.org/police-checks-collins-home-spike/) _2026-08-24 · Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News · The Maine Monitor_ The pattern traces Collins’ transformation from a popular figure into a polarizing one drawing strong Democratic campaigns against her. ## [Living shorelines in Maine show mixed success](https://themainemonitor.org/living-shorelines-mixed-success/) _2026-08-24 · Abi Brissett · The Maine Monitor_ Efforts to combat erosion with natural materials at Popham Beach and Sebago Lake, among other places, show how landowners must factor continued upkeep into the projects’ costs. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZmNmi7sKVhvo) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Kingfield withdrawal from MSAD 58 advancing to a November vote](https://themainemonitor.org/kingfield-withdrawal-advancing-november-vote/) _2026-08-21 · Ben Hanstein · The Maine Monitor_ Short-term budget planning has been complicated by Strong and Phillips also planning to withdraw from the district, but all are not on the same timeline. ## [Department of Education has conditionally accepted plan for Strong to withdraw from SAD 58](https://themainemonitor.org/doe-conditionally-accepts-strong-withdrawal-plan/) _2026-08-21 · Ben Hanstein · The Maine Monitor_ Strong residents will vote on whether to implement the plan on Nov. 3. At least two-thirds of those voting must approve withdrawal to move forward. ## [Officials review more than a dozen active land use ordinances as they prepare to revise Kingfield’s ordinance](https://themainemonitor.org/officials-prepare-revise-kingfield-land-use-ordinance/) _2026-08-21 · Ashton F. LeCraw · The Maine Monitor_ The revision was prompted by an application from Bowdoin College to site a camping area on land it owns near Iron Mountain. ## [Robin Crockett hired as new principal at Spruce Mountain Elementary School](https://themainemonitor.org/new-principal-spruce-mountain-elementary-school/) _2026-08-21 · Bob Neal · The Maine Monitor_ RSU 73 adopted new dress code standards Thursday, now requiring every student’s “upper body must be fully covered” by clothing. ## [Federal regulators accept preliminary permit for underwater data center off Eastport](https://themainemonitor.org/regulators-accept-preliminary-permit-eastport-datacenter/) _2026-08-21 · Melissa S. Razdrih · The Maine Monitor_ A public hearing is scheduled for Monday on two citizen-initiated ordinances that would ban large-scale data center projects. ## [Waterville to form working group to tackle plan for pedestrian and cyclist safety, transit and parking](https://themainemonitor.org/waterville-forms-mobility-working-group/) _2026-08-21 · Charley DiAdamo · The Maine Monitor_ City officials want the committee to identify danger spots, test new approaches and guide long‑term planning to improve travel safety. ## [Lubec School Department moves to limit public access to the community playground](https://themainemonitor.org/lubec-school-limit-access-playground/) _2026-08-21 · Ethan Bien · The Maine Monitor_ Volunteers who built the playground say it was intended for everyone, even as two other play areas on school property show years of neglect. ## [Maine Library Commission supports paid director requirement, drops municipal funding proposal](https://themainemonitor.org/library-commission-supports-paid-director-requirement/) _2026-08-20 · Judith Meyer · The Maine Monitor_ Members voted 5-3 to adopt new eligibility rules for public libraries, including a change that would have left five communities without access to state services. ## [Chesapeake Bay restored 12,000 acres of seagrass. Can Maine also stem the decline?](https://themainemonitor.org/can-maine-stem-seagrass-decline/) _2026-08-20 · Delger Erdenesanaa · The Maine Monitor_ Maine’s declining seagrass is part of a global pattern, and successful projects elsewhere offer lessons for new restoration efforts. ## [Residents of Jay’s Hidden Circle celebrate first‑in‑Maine purchase of their mobile home park](https://themainemonitor.org/hidden-circle-celebrates-mobile-home-park-purchase/) _2026-08-20 · Bob Neal · The Maine Monitor_ Gov. Janet Mills said a new $8 million preservation fund is expected to protect more than 900 homes “across six parks from Brunswick to Bangor to Turner to Saco.” ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6iUsF3viCDDn) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [August ‘radio hour’ explores how Maine jails treat addiction](https://themainemonitor.org/radio-episode-28/) _2026-08-20 · The Maine Monitor · The Maine Monitor_ The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent Maine Monitor reporting. ## [Wilton resident challenges Board of Selectpersons to enforce ordinances governing junkyards, other trash](https://themainemonitor.org/wilton-resident-challenges-board-enforce-ordinances/) _2026-08-20 · Bob Neal · The Maine Monitor_ Mike Wells said unsightly homes, yards, abandoned campers and trash hurt Wilton’s economic attractiveness, and stronger enforcement is needed. ## [Another Maine police department uses an AI startup to write reports](https://themainemonitor.org/rockland-police-ai-reports/) _2026-08-19 · Daniel O'Connor · The Maine Monitor_ Officers are required by the software to make edits before signing off on the reports, including removing obscure or intentionally incorrect words the company calls “Easter eggs.” ## [High court: Maine wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights because she couldn’t find an affordable home](https://themainemonitor.org/maine-wrongly-terminated-parental-rights-affordable-home/) _2026-08-19 · Josh Keefe · The Maine Monitor_ Child welfare authorities said the mother’s inability to move from New Mexico to Maine made her an unfit parent. The state’s highest court disagreed with that finding on Tuesday. ## [Rangeley Board of Selectmen prioritizes hiring new code officer, flags major Scenic Byways contract error](https://themainemonitor.org/rangeley-flags-scenic-byways-contract-error/) _2026-08-18 · Ashton F. LeCraw · The Maine Monitor_ Oquossoc project needs 220 cubic yards of loam, but the contract budgets only 3.2 — a $72,000 discrepancy. ## [Petition challenges Maine Library Commission’s draft library rules](https://themainemonitor.org/petition-challenges-draft-library-rules/) _2026-08-18 · Judith Meyer · The Maine Monitor_ Commission to continue work on its own proposed standards Wednesday as yearlong rulemaking process advances. ## [They wanted to restore wild oyster reefs to the Maine coast. Could it be done?](https://themainemonitor.org/restoring-wild-oyster-reefs/) _2026-08-18 · Abi Brissett · The Maine Monitor_ A team in Phippsburg has been working for nearly a decade to get wild oysters to regenerate in Maine’s cold, turbulent waters.