JAY — In a surprise move Friday, Spruce Mountain High School Principal Thomas J. Plourde was removed from his position by the district superintendent. Superintendent Todd LeRoy, who has been with RSU 73 since August, said Plourde’s removal was part of a process to reduce the district’s administrative team by one position in order to […]
2018
Posted inElection 2018, Politics
Poliquin drops challenge to ranked-choice voting, clearing way for Golden to take seat in Congress
The incumbent Republican believes the ranked-choice system is unconstitutional, but says closing ‘this confusing and unfair chapter of voting history’ is in the best interest of his constituents.
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Fire in Norridgewock garage claims two generations of tools
Home owner would rather have lost his house that firefighters saved 15 feet from garage.
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Reported robbery in China has police searching for 3 suspects
The incident was reported on Alder Park Road by a woman who said her home had been ransacked, according to emergency dispatch reports.
Posted inNation / World
Why is Donald Trump tweeting about Brett McGurk?
WASHINGTON – In a May 2017 Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was flanked by perhaps the two most important U.S. officials coordinating the fight against the Islamic State. One was Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs. The other one was Brett McGurk, a State Department official whom Mattis introduced as “President Trump’s […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Donald Trump makes Fed Chairman Jerome Powell the scapegoat for market downturn
Nobody was happier to take credit for surging stocks than President Donald Trump, who touted and tweeted each leg up. Now the bull is on life support and the search for its potential killer is on. And while many on Wall Street share the president’s frustration with the man atop his markets enemies list, Federal […]
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White House and Congress prepared to ring in the New Year with the shutdown
As the partial U.S. government shutdown enters a third day, lawmakers have left Washington for the Christmas holiday with no sign of urgency to resolve the fight over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall money. Unlike shutdowns of the past, Congress and the White House aren’t racing to reopen the government. Offices of congressional […]
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Rowe School students visit Norway Historical Society and Museum
Curator Charles Longley from the Norway Museum and Historical Society shows a group of third graders from Rowe School historical artifacts that would have been used in every day life in the home. Retired teachers Bruce Watts and Peter Hammond, along with Longley, arranged for 50 third graders in three groups over three days to […]
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Mechanic Falls student awarded
Tri-Town Optimist Club president Jeff Gagnon awards Savannah Tash, a sixth grader from Elm Street School, for being the December Student of the Month. The club, which covers Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, awards a student in RSU 16 each month. Tash is described by her teacher as an outstanding student with a positive attitude […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school announces perfect attendance for students K-2
The W. G. Mallett School in Farmington along with some other Regional School Unit 9 schools are working on “Strive for 5,” an effort to raise awareness and improve attendance in school. Pictured are students from kindergarten, first and second grade who attained perfect attendance in the first quarter. Students and families can make a goal […]