ORONO — Standard & Poor’s is downgrading the University of Maine’s long-term outlook from stable to negative. The Portland Press Herald reports the credit rating agency cites declining enrollment and high turnover among leadership at the system’s seven campuses. The agency says the university system’s credit ratings on outstanding revenue debt and $46.24 million in […]
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Sumner meeting gets heated over icy roads
SUMNER — Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as members defended the town’s winter road maintenance program. The spirited defense was in response to a letter read by Planning Board member Thomas Standard, who called the roads “unreasonably dangerous.” He further accused selectmen of “wanton failure to perform the duties of office.” Selectman Walter Litchfield […]
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Fast-moving storms make an impression
Thunder and lightning rolled across central Maine on Monday night, dropping trees and power lines in its path. As the storm moved through Oxford County, it left over 1,000 Central Maine Power customers in the dark. Reporter Tom Standard, on the road from covering the Peru selectmen’s meeting, had to be creative on his way […]
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Public hearing on proposed RSU 10 budget held in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Local resident Deb Paradie told the 40 or so Nezinscot-area residents Wednesday night that if they want to know what happens in RSU 10 schools, they should volunteer. “You’ll see what the teachers are doing and how hard they work,” she said. Paradie and others asked questions and made comments during the first […]
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Opinions divided on proposed RSU 10 budget
BUCKFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King, with input on the development of the 2013-14 budget from former Superintendent Tom Ward, wrapped up the second of two public information meetings Wednesday night at a session attended by about two dozen people, mostly from Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner. Opinions on the proposed $36.5 million budget were […]