Cornelio to run for House District 74 seat
JAY — Keith Cornelio was recently nominated to be the Republican candidate for the Maine House of Representatives District 74 seat, which covers the towns of Jay, Livermore Falls and part of Livermore. He will replace Mary Howes on the November ballot. Cornelio spent 44 years working at the Androscoggin Mill, where he served as […]
Hogan named president/CEO at CCU
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union announces the appointment of Jennifer Hogan to president/CEO. Hogan previously worked for Community Credit Union for four years as executive vice president and five years as marketing director. She also has experience in business-to-business sales prior to entering the credit union industry. Hogan has an associate degree in communications from […]
SAD 44 board renews agreement with Telstar Football Boosters
BETHEL — The SAD 44 School Board voted unanimously Monday evening to extend their agreement with the Telstar Football Boosters for another five years, said Superintendent David Murphy. Murphy explained that “10 or 11 years ago, a group of people approached the board about starting up a football program in the district.” “Football is an […]
Voting on Lewiston’s new school: What you need to know
The first question asks voters to approve a $49.7 million elementary school, which would be 100 percent funded by the state. The state will also pay for new athletic fields. The second question asks if voters want to spend $2.1 million to give the school a regulation-size gym, air conditioning for summer programs and a […]
H.S. Baseball: Sanborn, Monmouth Academy shut out Dirigo
“That’s not your typical nine seed. This wasn’t your typical one-nine game,” Monmouth coach Eric Palleschi said. “This was perfect for us. And we knew it was going be this type of battle.” The Mustangs (17-0) hadn’t played in a week, since a loss to St. Dominic Academy in the exhibition MVC championship game. They […]
Bigelow Preserve manager says he resigned over pressure to cut timber
A group that rallied Mainers to protect one of the state’s most majestic mountain ranges with a 1976 statewide ballot question says government officials are ignoring the law that protects the Bigelow Preserve. Friends of Bigelow, the group that formed to protect the range from development and the over-harvesting of timber, said state forestry officials […]
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REGIONAL – Taylor Renee Ouellette of Turner has been awarded the Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship. Ouellette, a junior studying biology at the University of Maine in Orono in pursuit of a medical career, was presented the Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship by Tom Curtis of Norway to honor his late wife Diane. Diane succumbed […]