POLAND — Voters on Tuesday approved a $21.2 million budget for Regional School Unit 16. It’s an increase of 1.84 percent over this fiscal year, according to Superintendent Tina Meserve. “We’re very pleased that this budget passed,” she said. The vote supports the board’s attempts to present a straightforward funding request that is “fiscally conservative,” […]
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Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 holds bond hearing, honors students
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Support Services Director Jonathan Chalmers gave a presentation to directors on Tuesday on a proposed capital improvement bond. The proposed $317,834 bond will be paid for over 10 years and cost approximately $38,217 per year with an estimated 3.5 percent interest. It covers a number of school improvement projects […]
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Posted inFranklin
Selectmen at odds over office layout, road work
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday failed to agree on improvements at the Town Office and whether to put larger road projects out to bid. Taxpayers in 2015 approved money for improvements at the Town Office, and selectmen at that time discussed ways to improve efficiency, ergonomics, safety and comfort. Since then, new furniture was purchased […]
Posted inLocal Sports, SJVarsity
Local roundup: Lewiston softball uses five-run fifth to beat Oxford Hills
SOUTH PARIS — Lewiston scored five times in the top of the fourth inning and pulled away for a 11-8 triumph in Class A softball action Tuesday afternoon. Oxford Hills wasted no time putting runs on the board, scoring four in the bottom of the first off four hits, chasing Lewiston starter Danielle Cyr. Megan […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lisbon council considers budget cuts
LISBON — The Town Council on Tuesday discussed cuts to the proposed 2018 fiscal year budget of $8.66 million and adding items to the unassigned fund balance. With an 8.36 percent increase from this fiscal year’s budget, Town Manager Diane Barnes suggested removing $50,000 for upgrades to the computer server, $40,000 for upgrades to the […]
Posted inBusiness
GHM gains President’s Club
AUBURN — GHM Insurance of Auburn and Waterville recently was appointed to The Hanover Insurance Group’s President’s Club, an elite group of independent insurance agencies from across the country. Agencies named to the company’s President’s Club are recognized for delivering outstanding value to their customers through insurance expertise and responsive service. GHM Insurance was one […]
Posted inSun Spots
Need a lawyer? How about a dentist?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is my first time writing to you in hopes of a direction. Do you know of any lawyer in the Lewiston-Auburn area who works with people who have been wrongfully terminated from their job? I would like a lawyer that specializes in understanding that employees need protection under the whistleblower law. […]
Posted inDear Abby
New job in new state tests strength of men’s relationship
DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been dating a divorced man for nine months. I’m 25 and he is 50. He was married to a woman for more than 20 years and has three children. (I am the age between his middle and oldest children.) We met one day and have never […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Where does weight go when you lose it?
DEAR DR. ROACH: When you lose weight through diet and exercise, where does the weight go? — L.A.J. ANSWER: Weight gain and weight loss in the very short term can be related to body fluid, but I think you are really talking about people who have made a long-term loss of, say, 10 pounds. Those […]
Posted inLocal Sports, SJVarsity
Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston doubles up Edward Little
AUBURN — Ups are high and downs are low for the Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team this season. In Tuesday’s 16-8 win over rival Edward Little at Walton Field, the Blue Devils’ ups came in the second and third quarters when they racked up 12 goals. “We just kind of get on some rolls, and once […]