AUGUSTA — Three people were sentenced in separate hearings Thursday in Kennebec County Superior Court:

• Courtnie E. Hall, 41, of Winthrop, operating under the influence Jan. 1 in Winthrop; four-day alternative sentencing program, $500 fine, 90-day license suspension.

• Branden J Murray, 24, of Rome, operating after habitual offender revocation Aug. 24, 2009, in Rome; 30-day jail sentence, $500 fine.

• Judith W. Thornton, 68, of Bangor, operating under the influence Dec. 15, in Augusta; 10-day alternative sentencing program, $700 fine, three-year license and registration suspension.

U.S. Route 201 workbegins again Monday

FARMINGDALE — Construction of the final 800 feet ofU.S. Route 201, Maine Avenue, north from Northern Avenue will begin on Monday, state transportation said in a news release.

Two-way traffic will be maintained in the work zone from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Overnight, single-lane closures will occur with flaggers controlling traffic as crews excavate the road bed and install drainage.

U.S. Route 201 construction is scheduled to be completed by June 30.

Special ed teachers course help available

AUGUSTA — Teachers who work with special needs children in Maine schools but do not have full certification could be eligible for scholarship awards that will fund much of the course work necessary for earning full certification, the Maine Department of Education said in a news release.

The department is accepting applications from currently employed special education teachers with conditional, transitional and targeted-needs certificates for scholarships that will fund tuition, books and fees for course work completed through the University of Maine System.

The money is available through the federal grant recently awarded to the Maine Department of Education. The grant seeks to boost the percentage of highly qualified special education personnel working in Maine schools.

Contact Debrajean Scheibel with questions by phone at 624-6689 or by email at [email protected].

Compiled from staff reports