The dispute follows concerns that several teachers raised in September about the hiring of a new principal and a lack of input they had in the process.
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Posted inBethel, Business, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Sun Journal will publish digital-only on Mondays
To preserve newsroom jobs, the Lewiston Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal will discontinue Monday print editions starting March 2.
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Posted inCommunity Sports
YMCA basketball skills and drills begin Jan. 8
AUBURN — This is an instructional program for boys and girls in pre-K and kindergarten who are learning the game of basketball. Players will be introduced to the basic skills and rules through drills and interactive games. Each class is limited to only 12 players. Parental supervision is required. They will be generating a waiting […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in decade
The manufacturing sector last year was rocked by slower global growth and the escalation of international trade tensions.
Posted inEncore
Open auditions planned for ‘An Evening at Dave’s Sauna’ production
NORWAY — Cow Pasture Community Theater, a sponsored project of Creative Norway, has announced open call auditions for an upcoming musical comedy, “An Evening at Dave’s Sauna.” The play takes place over the course of one night at the legendary Dave’s Sauna in South Paris, Maine. Set in early April of 1980, the audience watches […]
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Maine’s members of Congress fear killing of Iranian general puts Americans in greater danger
All four acknowledge that Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ‘evil’ but worry about the effect his killing will have on Americans’ strategic interests and safety.
Posted inEncore
Droplet Dance to perform at the Emery Center at UMF
FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington, affiliated with the University of Maine, will bring Droplet Dance to the Emery Community Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Droplet Dance, a small two-person dance company, will feature Molly Gawler as dancer. Molly’s musician friend, Lissa Schneckenburger, will accompany her with live music. The name droplet refers to the […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s final plan to protect whales includes fewer lines, and a little slack, for lobstermen
The state proposal calls for the use of weak rope, fewer buoy lines carrying more traps in deeper waters, and flexibility to approve alternative protections to sustain fishermen and regional fishing traditions.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
The Patriots appear vulnerable. Do you dare to bet against them?
Skeptics are everywhere as Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots enter the playoffs. The team has proven them wrong before.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Jim Handy: Insurance plans must now cover hearing aids
Forty eight million Americans live with hearing loss, but only one in six adults who need hearing aid devices have them. That disparity is largely driven by the high cost of hearing devices and a lack of coverage by insurance plans. In Maine, this problem is particularly pronounced. Data show that Maine has the third […]