WATERFORD — The third in a series of four summer breakfasts will take place from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road, next to the Waterford Congregational Church. In its 62nd year, the breakfast offers a menu of freshly baked muffins, scrambled eggs, […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]