NEWPORT — An efficient negotiation session for Regional School Unit 19 hourly employees paid off Tuesday night when the Board of Directors unanimously approved a new three-year contract.
April 2012
Posted inCommunity
Children’s Book Cellar hosts givers’ reception
WATERVILLE — The Children’s Book Cellar will host a reception for local givers before World Book Night, in preparation for the volunteers to give back to the community Monday.
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Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Panthers top rival Black Raiders in opener
WINSLOW — There are a lot of new faces on the Waterville Senior High School baseball team this season, but some things haven’t changed. The two-time defending state champions still took advantage of solid pitching, strong defense and timely hitting in Wednesday’s season opener at Winslow.
Posted inNews
Wilton to vote on $4.8M sewer fixes
WILTON — Residents will be asked at the upcoming annual Town Meeting to approve a $4.8 million project to finish upgrades needed for the aging wastewater treatment system, said Town Manager Rhonda Irish.
Posted inNews
Man gets 10 years for guilty plea deal
AUGUSTA — A former Waterville man will spend 10 years behind bars for torturing his girlfriend while keeping her prisoner for several days in an Augusta apartment.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Tax ideas span partisan divide, not wealth gap
If they are not careful, President Barack Obama and the man who wants to take away his job are in danger of coming to a consensus on the right direction for America’s tax policy.
Posted inUncategorized
OUTDOORS — Deirdre Fleming: Educating an island about Lyme disease
The news last week that the Maine Center for Disease Control predicts 2012 will be the worst year for Lyme disease in Maine did not shock the people of Long Island.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Eagles score twice in 8th to beat Witches
OAKLAND — Only seven of the 19 starters were back when Messalonskee hosted Brewer on Wednesday morning in a rematch of last year’s Eastern A softball final. Still, that rematch was a thriller.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Feds crack downon cooking ebooks
There’s a tradition in the publishing industry of paying writers “by the word,” but a group of the nation’s largest book publishers, along with one of its major computer makers, is now accused of making readers pay excessive prices for their words.