Residents behind the effort cite a variety of reasons, including teacher attrition, increases in human resources spending and the lack of a school board curriculum committee.
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Posted inFranklin, News
Photos: Wilton couple pick Christmas tree
Jennifer Lowell-Hussey and Carl Real of Wilton took minutes to decide what tree to purchase on Tuesday.
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Posted inNation / World
Attorney: Ex-Minnesota officer will testify at trial; 4 jurors seated
Kim Potter, who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Judge hears Seth Carey’s motion to dismiss charges
The judge took the matter under advisement without ruling Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Grocery baggers deserve all the glory
Street Talk: The brave men and women who bag groceries, many of them teenagers, routinely endure misdirected verbal abuses all while taking great care to never bruise the bananas or squish the bread.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail
Sheriff Kevin Joyce also addressed a liability waiver that staff had circulated to some inmates in response to the outbreak.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
Wayne couple donates $1.5 million to workforce housing project at Saddleback Mountain
Officials hope to see Saddleback House break ground in the spring and work toward an opening next winter.
Posted inNation / World
NYC approves safe sites for drug use, aiming to curb overdoses
While opponents say the move creates hubs of drug use, supporters say it provides a space for users to avoid a fatal overdose.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal
The CNN anchor had pressed sources for information on the women accusing his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and was active helping craft his brother’s response to the charges.
Posted inMaine
Drought conditions persist in parts of northern Maine
Parts of northern Somerset and Franklin counties were experiencing severe drought conditions.