SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen have agreed to a three-year contract for Town Manager John Doucette Jr. that includes pay raises and an extra week of vacation.
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Violette makes restitution, will keep state pension
AUGUSTA — The former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority may go to prison for stealing from the agency, but he will keep his state pension of $5,288.51 a month.
Azenaro-Moore named to dean’s list
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Anastasia Azenaro-Moore of Waterville was recently named to the dean’s list at University of North Carolina, Asheville.
Adventure Girls learn about physics
WATERVILLE — Twenty-two adventure girls recently experimented with Colby College professor Lisa Lessard and Hardy Girls Healthy Women Board Member Jennifer Hale for a day of physics magic.
Sidney’s Sanborn earns dean’s list
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Molly P. Sanborn of Sidney was recently named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall semester at the University of Vermont.
HIKING :Yurt let’s you get away from it all
Tucked into the forest, high on a ridgetop in the hills of Montville — about 20 miles west of Belfast — is a unique and comfortable spot to spend a winter’s night, known as Goose Ridge Yurt. Easily accessible via a five-minute hike, snowshoe or ski trek uphill from the parking area off Halldale Road, the yurt feels amazingly remote, as if it were miles deep in the woods.
Governor strikes right tone with his address
Gov. LePage gave people plenty to argue about in his State of the State speech Tuesday, but his decision to target domestic violence was something that everyone can get behind.
SUPER BOWL: Gronkoswki listed as unable to practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was listed as unable to practice on Wednesday on the team’s first injury report since he injured his left ankle in the AFC title game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Paralysis by analysis killed Kestrel deal for Maine
The state of Maine would not, could not and did not provide Kestrel with the needed tax credits to locate in Maine.