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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Effort to recall Winthrop School Board members can’t move forward
One resident answered the former superintendent’s call to try to remove from office two school board members, but the town charter does not allow her to proceed.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school board advances 3rd budget to voters
The $50.43 million proposal represents a total reduction of $1.18 from the original request.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Vine ripe and ready for picking
Man and son-in-law pick produce for the third time this year from their community garden plot in Lewiston.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway board recommends 21% property tax increase
If assessor John O’Donnel agrees, the rate would increase $3.08 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Phillips-area schools in northern Franklin County go into lockdown; no evidence of threat found
Rumors of a threat circulated on Snapchat. The lockdown at four MSAD 58 schools lasted less than an hour, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal, Things to Do
Farmington Fair opens Sunday; more 4-H’ers bringing livestock for auction
The number of youth participating has almost tripled this year.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. King honored by Wounded Warrior Project for work on veterans’ issues
The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs committees.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Surge in Maine voter registrations continues as election heats up
More than 5,400 people registered to vote in August, bringing the total of new registrations in Maine to nearly 23,000 so far this year.