NEW GLOUCESTER — A line of three dozen RSU 15 teachers bearing picket signs protesting having to work without a contract flanked the front of Memorial School on Monday to greet residents attending the first of three community forums by the school board on an upcoming $7.36 million referendum vote. The 11-member school board planned […]
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Eats: Pum yum! It’s fall and the pumpkin is calling
The fall season is here, bringing us the familiarity of cool air, leaves crunching underfoot and crackling fires. For some, it even inflicts a borderline obsession with anything pumpkin. Pumpkin spiced lattes have become one of the most popular seasonal drinks, and even brew masters have gotten into the act. But lattes and ale are […]
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RSU 4 joins Poland, Gray-New Gloucester for joint hockey team
WALES — After a several-year hiatus, hockey is back. Regional School Unit 4 students will play with the 26ers out of Poland and Gray-New Gloucester on a cooperative, Class A team after the school board approved the proposal earlier this month. There’s no cost to the local district for the first two years, according to […]
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New Gloucester board signs school bond warrant
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday to sign Regional School Unit 15’s warrant calling for a $7.3 million bond for building construction and athletic field improvements. Voters will go to the polls Nov. 4 to decide the two referendum questions. Selectmen Steve Libby and Nathaniel Berry IV voted against signing, despite advice from the […]
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Cancer Community Centers hosts Fight Back Festival fundraiser in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — Registration is open for Fight Back Festival to be held from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. This family-fun event raises funds to support Cancer Community Center programs for cancer survivors, their families and friends. Fight Back Festival, held at Pineland Farms, includes a 5K trail run and walk, bike […]
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Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation to host bike ride on Saturday
NEWRY — Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation of Newry is holding its second annual NEVI Festival Bike Ride at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester to help raise money for the organization’s annual ski festival in February. Deb Maxfield, marketing and development director of Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation, said […]
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New Gloucester residents question $7.3 million bond at meeting
NEW GLOUCESTER — Prior to the regular board meeting, New Gloucester selectmen on Monday were schooled on Maine’s Freedom of Access Act by attorney James N. Katsiaficas of Perkins/Thompson of Portland. The training included the New Gloucester Water District Trustees and department heads for the town and the five-member Board of Selectmen. The training included […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
BATON ROUGE, La. — Jason Turcotte, son of Marc and Diane Turcotte of Poland, has recently earned his doctorate in media and public affairs from Louisiana State University. He was inducted in the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society. He was also awarded the John Maxwell Hamilton Fellowship to aid in the research for his […]
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Free pocket Constitutions available for National Constitution Day
A federal law passed in 2004 requires that all schools that receive federal funding provide a course to all students on the Constitution of the United States on Constitution Day, Sept. 17. The Founding Fathers ratified the Constitution on this day, Sept. 17, in 1787. The law was passed with the urging of then Senator […]