AUGUSTA — The head of the Maine Forest Service disputes a claim by the former manager of the Bigelow Preserve that the service has allowed excessive timber harvesting on the public reserve lands. Friends of Bigelow, the group that brought a ballot question to voters in 1976 to protect the Bigelow Mountain range from development […]
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RSU 9 sixth-graders to have own block of Mt. Blue Middle School
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 sixth-graders from three elementary schools will attend the Mt. Blue Middle School for the first time when school opens Sept. 2. RSU 9 directors approved restructuring five elementary schools in the 10-town district in February, voting to send the sixth-graders to middle school in 2014-15. The students will not loop with […]
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Retired science teacher presents shows to children
DIXFIELD — Ted “Bitsy” Ionta retired from teaching sixth-grade science in 1991 after 28 years of teaching in Dixfield, Mexico and Rumford. Five years ago, he emerged from retirement to perform science experiments at libraries in the three towns. “They asked me to come in and perform some of my science experiments,” Ionta said, “and […]
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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 […]