BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Democrat Doug Jones has won the special election to fill a Senate seat in Alabama, according to exit polls and returns – a shocking upset in a solidly Republican state, in which massive turnout among African-American voters helped defeat a candidate enthusiastically backed by President Donad Trump. The Associated Press called the […]
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Lewiston school board approves new administrator
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee has approved Bobbi Avery to replace Elaine Runyon as the department’s chief administrative officer. Avery’s post was approved Monday night. Avery now is chief operating officer for RSU 18, a district in the Oakland area. Her skills match up well with the Lewiston post, “and she has some connections […]
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Bates professor Ian Shin places second on "Jeopardy!"
WHAT?! So cool! Shout out to @jeopardy and Ian for totally making our day! pic.twitter.com/vegXUaH5TZ — NRDC 🌎 (@NRDC) December 13, 2017 Bates history lecturer Ian Shin took home second-place winnings on Tuesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!” The episode, which was filmed Aug. 30, found Shin competing against returning champion LaKedra Pam and new contestant […]
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School systems move forward with regional partnership
LEWISTON — Despite their opposition to the idea, school superintendents are moving forward with a “regional service center” plan promoted by the state. Lewiston, Auburn, Poland’s RSU 16 and Turner’s SAD 52 have submitted initial state paperwork to partner for substitute teacher services and special needs services for 3- to 5-year-olds. Lewiston, Auburn and Poland […]
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Snow and ice blanket Maine
Heavy snow blanketed most of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire on Tuesday, forcing the closure of hundreds of schools and making roads slick as the vehicle crash count mounted. Lewiston police Lt. Dave St. Pierre said nine crashes were reported in that city between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. He said none was serious. Close […]
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State planning commission postpones wind energy meeting
FARMINGTON — The Maine Land Use Planning Commission has postponed its meeting to consider whether to initiate rule-making to expand the expedited wind power permitting area in northern Franklin and Somerset counties. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 19, beginning at 9 a.m., but a review of NextEra Energy Resources’ petition to expand the […]
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Mt. Blue Nordic looks to replace, reload for another title run
Mt. Blue’s Mike Gurney, center, navigates the crowd at the start of the race at the Telstar relays in Bethel last season. It’s not everyday that a Nordic ski team has to replace not one, but two state champion skiers. Mt. Blue is in that position this season after Tucker Barber and Julia Ramsey both […]
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Oxford Hills robotics team places second in state competition
PARIS — For the second consecutive year, a group of eight home-schooled students from Oxford, Norway and Paris took home the second-place Champion’s Award in the Lego League competition Saturday. Nancy Lynch of Paris, who home schools her children, said that “Pipe Patrol,” the Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics team, took second place among 60 teams […]
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Rumford fire chief resigns to join Auburn Fire Department
RUMFORD — Robert “Bob” Chase announced that he is resigning as fire chief to accept the position of deputy chief with the Auburn Fire Department. Chase, who was promoted to Rumford fire chief in August 2009, told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday, “I leave with mixed emotions. I’m anxious for what lies ahead.” Selectman Mark […]
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Maine’s opioid crisis task force urges lawmakers to take action in 2018
AUGUSTA — Maine needs to expand access to treatment and prevention programs and do more to stop powerful opioid drugs from being diverted from legitimate uses. It also must raise awareness among youth of the dangers of opioids and increase the number of drug courts if it hopes to stem the opioid addiction crisis that […]