A state statute rewards companies for limiting pollution at the cost of the towns where they’re located. For Wiscasset, the price tag could be in the millions.
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Wiscasset schools superintendent calls for principal’s firing
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, was accused of improperly authorizing the installation of a hidden camera, indefinitely removing a student against policy, mistreating students and failing to communicate with the superintendent. Stevens denies any wrongdoing.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail
The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.
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Future of Wiscasset principal placed on leave to be discussed at meeting
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, was placed on leave over a camera she said was installed after the school’s food pantry kept getting broken into.
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Wiscasset principal placed on leave over ‘hidden’ pantry camera
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, said the camera was installed after the food pantry was broken into several times. ‘I have done nothing wrong,’ she said.
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Coastliner excursion train to make another run through Bath, Wiscasset, Newcastle
The debut of the Coastliner’s Brunswick-Rockland weekend service has been delayed as operator Midcoast Railservice works out logistics.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him
Police say Annie McKechnie, 22, helped Frank Foss Jr. avoid arrest weeks before his death.
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Charges dismissed against man accused of assault at Wiscasset summer camp
Lincoln County District Attorney Natasha Irving dismissed five counts of assault against Carlos Missione, who was immediately fired by Camp Chewonki after an attack on two co-workers in June.
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Driver crashes into Red’s Eats’ deck in Wiscasset
Wiscasset police said a Westbrook man was likely speeding when he crashed a UPS truck into the patio at Red’s Eats.
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Young humpback whale spotted in Sheepscot River
Marine Mammals of Maine reports that the whale appears to be healthy and cautions the public to view the whale safely from a distance.