AUGUSTA — A proposed overhaul of Maine schools that could include the elimination of age-based grade levels failed in the House on Wednesday after a spirited debate, but a top LePage administration official hopes to revive it in the Senate.
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Second birthday celebration for missing toddler bittersweet
PORTLAND — It was a birthday celebration writ large at Monument Square, but the guest of honor wasn’t there.
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Ayla Reynolds case timeline
Thursday, Dec. 15 Trista Reynolds files for full custody of her daughter, Ayla Reynolds, in Cumberland County District Court. Ayla had been in the care of her father, Justin DiPietro, since October, when Reynolds went into a drug rehabilitation program. Friday, Dec. 16, 10 p.m. Justin DiPietro tells police this is the last time he […]
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Violette: Incarceration should be year or less
PORTLAND — Paul Violette, the former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority, is arguing that he should be incarcerated for less than a year for misappropriating gift cards worth tens of thousands of dollars for personal use.
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LePage suffers override of his school-funding veto
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s streak of 16 consecutive vetoes with no overrides ended Wednesday when the Maine Senate voted 35-0 to uphold a bill that requires state agencies to seek federal funds for schools.
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Potter heading to RSU 19
NEWPORT — Gregory Potter of Waterville is leaving as superintendent of Whitefield-based Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit to head Newport-area schools.
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Richmond voters reject building code
RICHMOND — Residents have rejected the state building code and shot down a proposal to regulate when and where fireworks may be used.
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RSU 2 wants to hear from voters on closing budget gap
HALLOWELL — Regional School Unit 2 officials want to know whether district residents will tolerate a tax increase and what programs to protect as they seek to close a $1.4 million budget gap.
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Professor discusses about Fla. shooting
WATERVILLE — The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes said that like historian John Hope Franklin, the older she gets, the angrier she gets.