Voters in Pittsfield-based School Administrative District 53 approved the budget Tuesday and opted to keep Maine Central Institute as the district’s high school for the next decade.
June 2012
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CYCLING: Armstrong considers all option
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong is gearing up for a fight over the latest round of doping allegations.
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‘Do you want to allow same-sex couples to marry?’
AUGUSTA — A simple 10-word question that could appear on the November ballot isn’t making either side of the gay marriage campaign happy.
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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Bellows, Parker ready to for MMA event
OAKLAND — Josh Bellows hasn’t had a mixed martial arts fight in more than a year. Josh Parker last fought in February, but now that he’s back at 155 pounds, Parker is eager to get back in the cage.
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Legislature beat expectations
When a new Republican majority was sworn into office a year and a half ago, few really knew what to expect. Could a group of legislators who hadn’t been in the majority for nearly four decades govern? Could we overcome the partisan bickering and gridlock that had ruled the day under Democrat control? Could the new majority work with the minority party to tackle Maine’s most pressing problems?
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Farmingdale group promotes tax break for gas line
FARMINGDALE — A volunteer group of town residents say the town would be better off approving a tax break for a proposed natural gas pipeline.
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Maloney opts out of House race to run for DA
AUGUSTA — The race for the Democratic nomination for district attorney in Kennebec and Somerset counties entered a new phase Thursday when Rep. Maeghan Maloney, D-Augusta, announced she is not going to seek reelection to the Legislature so she can focus on the district attorney contest.
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LOCAL AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: Clark makes return to Unity
Johnny Clark says he loves Unity Raceway for “all its character.”
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Madison Boy Scout troop to volunteer time to this year’s Trek Across Maine
MADISON — Scoutmaster Mike Pike and Boy Scout Troop 481 won’t mind getting up early on Saturday to volunteer for the 28th annual Trek Across Maine.
Neither will some of the moms and dads who will help the boys pitch about 100 tents for bicycle trekkers at Colby College in Waterville on the second day of 180-mile American Lung Association fundraiser.