ANDREWS — Eleanor “Ellie” Trenoweth Webber, 98, of South Paris died Tuesday, June 13. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, June 16, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276 with Rev. Dick Wickens officiating. Interment will be at the Elmwood Cemetery on Route 219, […]
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DOE rejects ending Newry withdrawal negotiations
NEWRY — The Commissioner of Education said in a letter last week to SAD 44 that he does not have the authority to suspend the Newry withdrawal negotiations, as the school board had requested. The board asked for the suspension in order to pursue forming a districtwide committee to craft a local school funding formula […]
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RSU 73 board advised of activities
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School Principal T.J. Plourde on Thursday evening gave the Regional School Unit 73 board a rundown of activities scheduled in the next two weeks. It’s the busiest time of the school year, he said. Graduation is set for Sunday, June 7. Marching practice will continue for about two weeks. Awards […]
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Mr. Drew’s traveling menagerie considers permanent home
LEWISTON — Drew Desjardins has a great idea for downtown Lewiston and the raw materials to make it happen — all he needs is a place and maybe some investors. By the raw materials, Desjardins — who goes by the name Mr. Drew to animal-fanciers around L-A — means pets such as lizards, crabs, birds and […]
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State House candidates get start on fall campaigns at Lewiston forum
LEWISTON — Candidates hoping to win a seat or re-election to the Maine Legislature later this year made one of their first public forum appearances during a Maine People’s Alliance forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The two-hour event was dominated by Democratic incumbents, but at least one Republican and one independent candidate […]
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Corrections officer files suit against Andro County
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County corrections officer has filed a civil suit against the county for access to an internal investigation into allegations of computer hacking. Josiah Chick of Lewiston filed suit last week in Androscoggin County Superior Court after Sheriff Guy Desjardins declined Chick’s request for a copy of an internal investigation into allegations […]
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RSU 10 honors retiring employees
DIXFIELD — Twelve retiring staff members of RSU 10 were honored Monday night for their longtime service. They were presented with brass-plated plaques and served supper prior to the regular board meeting. Marge Kennedy, longtime food service director for the former SAD 21 in Dixfield and assistant food director for RSU 10, catered the affair. […]
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Sheriff candidates
A story that ran on page B1 of the City edition and Page B3 of the Franklin edition of Thursday’s Sun Journal about candidates for Androscoggin County sheriff should have reported that Sheriff Guy Desjardins was a candidate for Senate District 22. It was a reporting error.
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Budget squeeze may force layoffs at jails across Maine
AUGUSTA — The State Board of Corrections told the operators of Maine’s 15 county jails Tuesday to get by this budget season with a zero increase, potentially forcing layoffs and even closures at several jails. The board voted 3-2 to approve an $80.3 million budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. It’s about […]