Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Auburn police reach out with coffee, talk

AUBURN — Coffee, doughnuts and conversation, provided free of charge by the Auburn Police Department, might not be a cure for police controversies around the country right now, but it may offer a way to prevent them. “It’s a way of reaching out to the community and saying, ‘We’re here,’” police Sgt. Barry Schmieks said. […]

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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

RSU 73 fills staff positions

LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board filled nearly all professional and support staff openings Thursday night. Among the were Spanish teachers Charles Stratton, four-fifths at Spruce Mountain Middle School and one-fifth at Spruce Mountain High School; and Matthew Giustra, full-time at Spruce Mountain High School. The board accepted the resignation of high […]

Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley

RSU 10 budget schedule announced

DIXFIELD — RSU 10 directors Monday night heard a tentative schedule for developing the 2014-15 budget and a discussion about the needs of younger students. Superintendent Craig King said he believes the board will hold the budget at this year’s amount of $35.6 million. The tentative schedule of budget meetings is: * Jan. 27, board […]

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Police arrest 10, including suspected gang members, in Augusta heroin bust

AUGUSTA — Street gang members were likely among 10 people arrested in a heroin bust on Wednesday morning, according to police. Augusta Police Department’s Special Response Team along with members of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration searched a residence on Penly Street at […]