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Lora Whelan

2017

Immigration enforcement bills draw fire from diverse groups

Three bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Lockman of Amherst about immigration and the intersection of local and federal law enforcement were rolled into one public hearing held by the legislature's Judiciary Committee on April 20 because of the large number of people present to testify.

2017

Legislative bill targets county for pilot project to fight opioids

Public hearings held in Augusta on April 11 by the legislature's Health and Human Services Committee on a series of proposed bills to address the opioid crisis in the state brought home the "cry for help" coming from two of Maine's rural counties hit hardest.

2017

Biomass firm seeks changes to agreement

Three months after restarting operations of two biomass energy plants in Jonesboro and West Enfield owned since October 2016 by Stored Solar LLC and previously owned by Covanta Energy, Stored Solar has shut down the Jonesboro plant and filed a request with the Maine Public Utilities Commission...

2017

LGBTQ conference aims for compassion, equity

Wayne Maines is the father of identical twins: a boy and a girl. They are young adults now, navigating their paths toward college and careers, but it hasn't been an easy path for any of them. The twins were born as boys, Wyatt and Jonas. At age 2, Wyatt insisted that she was a girl.

2017

UMM student film eyes opiate addiction

A YouTube video about opiate addiction in Washington County is getting notice with hardly any publicity other than word-of-mouth. Whatever Works: Exploring Opiate Addiction was produced by University of Maine at Machias (UMM) students and was uploaded in late December 2016.

2017

Wind energy project eyed for Columbia area

A new wind energy project could mean 30 wind turbines placed over a 9,000-acre spread in the Columbia, Cherryfield and townships 18 and 19 area of Washington County.

2017

Studies weigh fate of Whiting Mill Pond dam

While tensions have risen at times over conflicting points of view belonging to various stakeholders, options to consider for the Whiting Mill Pond dam's future are being gathered as part of the process undertaken by Downeast Salmon Federation as the site's new owner.