The spending plan, unanimously approved by the School Committee and City Council, raises local taxes by 7 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.
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Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: No. 16 Gray-New Gloucester ousts top-seeded Yarmouth in first round of B South baseball playoffs
The Edward Little softball team also pulled off an upset Tuesday, and many other area teams win to advance in the baseball, softball and boys lacrosse tournaments.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Voters back RSU 16’s $24.3 million budget
Results from Poland were not available at press time, but Mechanic Falls and Minot approved the district’s spending plan.
Posted inNation / World
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic loses final appeal of genocide convictions
The Bosnian Serb commander received a life sentence in 2017 for crimes in the 1990s Bosnian war.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Young St. Dom’s earns first win of season over Buckfield in Class D South playoffs
Baseball: With 10 freshmen, one sophomore and an eighth-grader, the 10th-seeded Saints defeat the No. 7 Bucks 8-1.
Posted inNation / World
China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars
It’s still a mystery as to why the 15-member herd made the 300-mile trek from their home.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Mechanic Falls voters elect 3 to Town Council
Voters pass $3.02 million municipal budget Tuesday night.
Posted inBaseball, Varsity Maine
Leavitt holds off Poland in first round of Class B South baseball playoffs
Matt Wallingford and Garrett Mollica keep the Knights from big innings, and a three-run sixth allows the Hornets to make off with a 6-1 victory.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Capitol Police had intelligence indicating an armed invasion weeks before Jan. 6 riot, Senate probe finds
The findings represent the most detailed – and bipartisan – public account to date of the security failures that led to the insurrection.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston board considers changing student dress code to allow hats and hoods
A proposed policy amendment would allow students at Lewiston schools to wear hats and hoods after middle school students conducted research and surveys of their classmates. They found the rule is unfairly applied to students of color and both teachers and administrators argued hats and hoods were no longer synonymous with ‘gangs.’