FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors learned Tuesday that Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon may exceed its operations budget, but business manager Kris Pottle said a contingency is in place. Jonathan Chalmers, director of support services, said scheduled work on the school roof and bell tower over the summer included unexpected repairs. The […]
January 2019
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Judge considers case for religious privilege in Windham man’s upcoming murder trial
Noah Gaston is charged in the shooting death of his wife, and the defense wants to block testimony by two church leaders who spoke with him that day.
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Oxford Hills students compete in annual Tech Challenge
PARIS — Oxford Hills Technical School students competed Tuesday in a series of challenges — from making whoopie pies to taking blood pressure — to demonstrate their knowledge and prepare them for the workforce. The eighth annual Tech Challenge for hundreds of students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive and Buckfield high schools involved classes in engineering, early […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay man injured when snowmobile collides with car on Route 4
JAY — A local man was injured Tuesday evening when the snowmobile he was riding collided with a car on Route 4. Mark Given, 33, of Jay was driving a Ski-Doo and pulled out in front of a 2004 Ford Focus driven by Juliann Desjardins, 21, also of Jay, according to Police Chief Richard […]
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Ogunquit selectmen receive petitions but wait to schedule recall vote
The group Take Back Ogunquit has launched an effort to oust three of five board members after they upheld the town manager’s termination of the fire chief.
Posted inFranklin
Farmington selectmen hear opposition to New England Clean Energy Connect project
Several area residents spoke against CMP’s NECEC project Tuesday, though selectmen said they have no intention now of rescinding their support for it.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back, sj-web
Progress Center receives donation
LEWISTON — The Progress Center of Norway has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation for the fourth quarter to 2018. Recognizing a need for at-risk children to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished, the MainStreet Foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help children thrive. The grants vary […]
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Mark LaFlamme: The belt, the boot and a dog with no name
In the video, the dog’s eyes gleam in wide-eyed fright as the belt comes down over and over. It is a short clip and not easy to follow. The camera pans from the apparent whipping to piles of poop in and around a Timberland work boot. In the background, a young woman can be heard […]
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Couple charged with sex trafficking ordered held without bail
Sou Chao Li and Derong Maio are accused of coercing two dozen Chinese women into prostitution after they came to the U.S. on tourist visas.
Posted inFootball, sj-web
Spencer Emerson returning as Poland’s football coach
Knights coach said “Last Chance U” job “wasn’t exactly what I hoped it was.”