SUMNER — Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as members defended the town’s winter road maintenance program. The spirited defense was in response to a letter read by Planning Board member Thomas Standard, who called the roads “unreasonably dangerous.” He further accused selectmen of “wanton failure to perform the duties of office.” Selectman Walter Litchfield […]
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Lewiston board tweaks grading for new diploma program
LEWISTON — In response to concerns from parents about a new diploma that this year’s freshmen will face to graduate, School Committee members heard an update and made a few changes to the program Monday night. Lewiston High School is in its first year of a proficiency-based diploma for the Class of 2018. This year, […]
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Letter written in Maine 83 years ago finally delivered
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A letter written by a Houlton school teacher in 1931 to her mother in Pittsfield has finally been delivered — 83 years later. The nine-page letter was written by 23-year-old Miriam McMichael, to her mother, Dollena McMichael. Both women have since died. The letter was lost and only recently found at the […]