FARMINGTON — Forging breakthroughs in sustainability research that help save the environment and building internship programs that prepare future business leaders and teachers are among the goals Christopher Ames hopes to accomplish if he becomes the University of Maine at Farmington’s next president.
April 2012
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Area residents tap into history
AUGUSTA — Bert L. Campbell stopped by the Maine State Library on Monday to learn how to mine a new treasure trove of information from the 1940 U.S. Census.
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Dance Connection earns regional awards
FAIRFIELD — The Dance Connection Dance Team of Fairfield recently competed at the Concord, N.H., regionals of the Starquest Talent Competition.
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Unity College receives national recognition
UNITY — Unity College was recently named to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll, awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the third year in a row. The college joins 14 other colleges across the U.S. that were named honor-roll finalists. The college’s distinction as an honor-roll finalist placed it in the highest award category for a college from Maine.
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Sheriff aims to break crime cycle
AUGUSTA — Kennebec County Sheriff Randall Liberty has spent the past 30 years kicking in doors and arresting drug users and thieves.
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SAD 54 budget up 4.3 percent
SKOWHEGAN — Spending from taxation for the coming school year in School Administrative District 54 will be up about $469,000, despite an increase of about $853,000 in state subsidy.
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OUR OPINION: Court on Poliquin:No ruling means no resolution
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court did not exonerate state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, and its opinion should not put the matter to rest.
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Fairfield town clerk leaving
FAIRFIELD –Tracey Stevens knows Fairfield and its residents.
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Standards-based education up for vote this week
The Maine Legislature is expected to vote this week on whether to enact L.D. 1422, which would mandate standards-based education (SBE) on every school statewide. SBE includes a move away from traditional grades and grade levels as well as a 1-4 grading scale through high school. Under SBE, students move at their own pace through […]
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Morning Sentinel police log: April 3, 2012
IN ALBION, Sunday at 6:43 p.m., threatening was reported on Winslow Road.