‘Cool under pressure,’ Archer Thomas will represent Maine at the National Geographic Bee.
May 2013
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Police: DNA of suspect in Maine killing not on gun
A court document also says Margarita Scott of Westbrook planned to return to her husband after having an affair with Anthony Pratt Jr., who is charged with killing her.
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Motivational speaker encourages young Fairfield teens Friday
Motivational speaker Patrick George, of Demopolis, Ala., spread a positive message to hundreds of middle school students during an assembly at Lawrence Junior High School in Fairfield Friday afternoon.
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STILL LIFE: Flight of the quad kite
Dan LaRochelle, of Waterville, takes advantage of the blustery weather with his 9-foot quad-line kite on the fields at Colby College on Friday.
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SNAPSHOT: Logging some learning
Carrie Ricker School third-graders Audrey Herrick, left, and Tina Kingsbury look at a mushroom growing on a log on Thursday at The Smithfield Plantation in Litchfield. There were 103 third-graders from the school doing a variety of hands-on learning activities all day at the nature area on Libby Road.
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Proposed RSU 18 budget means hard rap to towns’ wallets; public votes Tuesday
If approved at polls Tuesday, the proposed $32.3 million Regional School Unit 18 budget will result in significant increases in the local assessment for member towns, even though the total is about 1 percent greater than last year’s budget.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Pratt takes over at Mt. View
THORNDIKE – As much as Haggie Pratt enjoyed his time coaching football at Nokomis Regional High School, the opportunity to return to the Little Ten Conference was too good to pass up.
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Farmington selectmen plan second meeting with troublesome bar’s owners
Farmington selectmen plan to meet again in June with the owners of Front Street Tavern, having received repeated reports that the bar is creating a public safety hazard by allegedly overserving alcohol to its patrons.
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St. Francis de Sales’ steeple stands as Waterville church’s demolition nears end
Demolition of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church continued this week with much of the roof removed but the steeple still atop the 137-year-old building.