All I had to do was meet the dude in a crowded parking lot for a perfectly-legal-as-far-as-you-know exchange of cash for goods. Easy as falling off a park bench. You’re in, you’re out. Everyone’s happy. “I’ll be driving a brownish Nissan Rogue,” I told this fellow I knew only as Craig S. List. I pulled […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
RSU 10 terminates contracts of one principal and nine teachers
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board terminated the contracts of nine teachers and one principal Tuesday night as part of the 2014-15 budget-cutting measures. About 30 educational technicians and probationary teachers had already been notified that their jobs were eliminated, and two secretaries and one bus driver must still be notified, Superintendent Craig King said. […]
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Panel recommends starting to arm Maine’s forest rangers
A task force created by Gov. Paul LePage has recommended that the state begin arming forest rangers over a period of several years. Rangers are trained law enforcement officers who primarily focus on forest conservation law and firefighting but are not currently allowed to carry guns. State law would have to be changed to arm […]
Posted inFranklin, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Cans for a Cure drive underway this week
DIXFIELD — Dirigo Middle School is holding a returnable bottle and can drive to raise money for cancer research in Maine. Cans for a Cure will take place from Wednesday to Friday, Oct. 16 to 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the school. The event is being held in conjunction with radio station […]
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Visitors determined to enjoy closed Acadia a real problem for park rangers
BAR HARBOR — Thanks to the partial government shutdown, Acadia National Park is closed. But try telling that to the crowds of people — tourists and locals alike — who took advantage of Saturday’s beautiful weather to bike on the carriage trails and hike the park’s mountains anyway. “It’s perfect weather, and there’s a zillion […]