LEEDS — Friends, family, staff, board members, volunteers and community members gathered recently for the dedication of the Rural Community Action Ministry’s Gilbert A. Ward Senior Residence. Gil Ward was executive director of RCAM from 2004 until his passing in April of this year. At the dedication, staff members Laura and Doug Zimmerman spoke of […]
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RSU 9 raises approved; salary set for interim Mt. Blue principal
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted 9-3 Tuesday night to give a 2 percent raise for three non-union positions, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The positions are director of curriculum/assistant superintendent, business manager and half-time principal at Mallett School in Farmington, he said. They are held by Leanne Condon, Kris Pottle and Keith Martin, respectively. […]
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Presque Isle man dies after canoe capsizes
PRESQUE ISLE — A 19-year-old Presque Isle man has died after the canoe he was in capsized. The Maine Warden Service says the body of Jacob Caldwell was recovered from Echo Lake late Sunday morning. Lt. Thomas Ward says Presque Isle police received calls of an overturned canoe in the lake at about 2:30 a.m. […]
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Animal Tales: Magician’s real trick is managing the chaos around a bunny
LEWISTON — The children started clamoring as soon as “Amazing Lou” stepped onto the stage at the Lewiston Armory one afternoon this spring. “I want the bunny!” one said. It didn’t matter whether his magic trick involved a hat or a paper bag. “Is there a bunny in there?” one asked. More than 100 children […]
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RSU 9 has $50,000 in proposed budget to address heat at Farmington school
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors agreed Tuesday to leave $50,000 in the 2014-15 budget to deal with overheating on the second floor of the Mallett School. The plan for this year is to take out some of the window glass in the most affected classroom and replace it with white, insulated panels. The glass will […]
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RSU 9 directors nix consolidated day-treatment program in Wilton
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted Tuesday not to support a consolidated kindergarten through sixth-grade day-treatment program at Academy Hill School in Wilton. The weighted vote was 458-291. In the district’s case, state law requires each director’s vote to be weighted, based on his or her town’s population divided by the number of directors. For […]
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Auburn sticks with familiar voting districts
AUBURN — Councilors on Monday favored the wards similar to the ones they know over changing boundaries built around city neighborhoods. “The spoke wards we have now allow every councilor to represent some rural areas and some downtown,” Councilor Mary LaFontaine said. “I like that philosophy.” Councilors voted 6-1 to redraw the city’s ward boundaries […]
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Council discusses resident participation in meetings, budget
LISBON — Two residents urged a return to the Town Council’s former meeting rules Tuesday night to allow more participation by the public. “Will the new town council continue to restrict free speech?” resident Larry Fillmore asked, referring to newly elected council members Christopher Brunelle and Eric Metivier and newly elected Council Chairwoman Lisa Ward. […]
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Police investigate bomb threat at Oxford Walmart
OXFORD — Police are investigating a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Oxford Walmart late Saturday night. According to Oxford police Lt. Michael Ward, approximately 50 shoppers and employees were evacuated from the building after the threat was called in near 11:30 p.m. The store, located on Route 26, is open from 6 […]