WINDHAM — Windham couldn’t have received a better present heading into Christmas break than beating the defending Class AA champion. It appeared visiting Edward Little was going to play the Grinch when it jumped out to a 12-0 lead to start the game. But the Eagles didn’t panic and led for the entire second half […]
2018
Posted inMaine, sj-web
State official won’t be held in contempt for keeping mentally ill man in jail
A judge in Cumberland County has dismissed a motion to hold the acting Maine Department of Health and Human Services commissioner in contempt of court. Defense attorney Sarah Branch filed the motion while her client was waiting for weeks for a transfer from a jail cell to a state mental health treatment facility. She argued the man’s […]
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Federal government approves LePage request for work requirements for Medicaid
AUGUSTA — The federal government has approved Maine’s request to establish work and premium payment requirements for some of its 258,000 Medicaid beneficiaries. Gov. Paul LePage announced the change Friday afternoon, saying it will help push those who can work to find jobs while protecting benefits for the elderly, the disabled and children. “Under my […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Remembering the homeless on the longest night of the year
LEWISTON — It was raining hard and the wind was whipping on the longest night of 2018, but 12-year-old Cadence Carson didn’t complain once during the sloppy walk across the downtown. She didn’t complain because her mother had taught her that there are homeless people on the streets who have to endure this kind of […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Maine umemployment reaches 3-year milestone
Maine’s unemployment rate just notched up a 36-month — and counting — run under 4.0 percent. But experts say Mainers, especially those who own or run businesses, should hold off on popping champagne corks. The flip side of low unemployment is a tight labor market, and employers continue to experience real difficulty in finding and […]
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls' basketball: Monmouth gangs up on Mt. Abram
Madison Phelps, left, and Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy battle for a loose ball during the second half in Monmouth on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Secondary scoring will be important for Monmouth as the season goes on. But for Mt. Abram, it was a necessity Friday night. But Summer Ross was Mt. Abram’s […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
School board schedules special meeting for residents
STRONG — The SAD 58 school board has listened to community concerns and feedback on specific challenges to the future of the district and will hold a public meeting in February on its findings. School board members, parents, teachers, staff and residents of Avon, Phillips, Kingfield and Strong gathered this fall to discuss the impact […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Oxford selectmen table cable service agreement
OXFORD — Selectmen voted 3-2 Thursday to table a proposed cable TV contract, citing issues that include its length and lack of internet connection for municipal departments and outlying areas. The agreement signed in 2001 expired in 2016. The proposed 15-year contract requires Charter Communications, which operates under the brand of Spectrum, to extend cable […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Janet Mills: Education leadership coming to DOE
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills will soon name her pick for Maine’s next education leader, and her administration will look at the state’s system that assesses students and schools to determine whether it’s reasonable, Mills spokesman Scott Ogdon said Friday. Recent results of Maine Education Assessments tests show that only 37 percent of students in the state […]
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'The goal is to get these kids jobs in the trades'
FARMINGTON — The construction crew gathered around a supervisor at the job site for a morning safety meeting and a review of the day’s work. Although the sun shone brightly against a cloudless blue sky, the December air was frigid. It was clear the carpenters were anxious to get moving — not only to tackle […]