FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a preliminary application to form the Western Maine Regional Service Center. The preliminary application does not lock the district into continuing to be a member of the center that would include several districts sharing services under system administration, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Part […]
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Maine conservative think tank details plans for 2016
AUBURN — The state’s most visible bastion of conservative thought is poised to significantly up its game for 2016, its executive director told a gathering of about 20 people at a luncheon Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn. “The first thing we can acknowledge and probably talk about very quickly is what a big year […]
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Lewiston’s state lawmakers urge congressional delegation to keep heat on VA
LEWISTON — State lawmakers from Lewiston are urging Maine’s U.S. congressional delegation to keep the heat on the federal Veterans Affairs Administration until vacant counseling positions at the city’s vet center are filled. “Failure to fill these positions with competent, qualified individuals is a serious health and safety concern for our veterans, not to mention […]
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Survivors spearhead new Norway cancer resource center
NORWAY — When Barbara Deschenes was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, she felt conflicting senses of fear, confidence and resolve. She had a lot questions. “You’re not expecting a cancer diagnosis — and who is?” Deschenes said. Cancer-free since 2012, Deschenes and a group of survivors have set up the region’s first cancer center to help patients navigate the […]
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Norway residents split over controversial rural wedding barn
NORWAY — Residents along a rural private road in North Norway implored town officials to reject a proposed wedding center planned for Delano Drive to protect their peaceful neighborhood. Around 60 area residents packed into a large meeting room at the Town Office on Thursday night to discuss allowing owners of a rural lodge and […]
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Wedding barn developer says he’ll cut back on parking spaces
NORWAY — A Portland man constructing a wedding barn on a rural private road has pledged to drastically reduce the number of parking spaces at the site in response to neighbors’ concerns about traffic. Portland-based business owner Anthony Fratianne said Monday that he will reduce the number of on-site parking spots at Granite Ridge Estate […]
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New Collins Center director says new role ‘really a perfect job for me’
Though he kept it to himself, Daniel Williams says he knew for a long time that being the executive director of the Collins Center for the Arts was his dream job. So when Collins Center director John Patches announced his retirement in January, Williams, 47, a patron and board member at the center for more […]