As part of the court’s effort to give students a firsthand lesson in how the judicial system works, arguments, including one about a Skowhegan deer stand, were heard by students and faculty members.
October 2015
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Waterville School Board told recommendation on high school principal
AOS 92 Superintendent Eric Haley told members in private whether he recommends Don Reiter’s dismissal or his return to work, but the decision wasn’t made public.
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Posted inBusiness
Grassroots effort branding Moosehead region as ‘America’s Crown Jewel’
‘Wayfinding’ will help tourists get there from here.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Former Maine state legislator sentenced in marriage fraud scheme
Adam Mack, 39, is sentenced to 13 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his part in a scheme to allow women from Russia and Ukraine to stay in the U.S. illegally.
Posted inMaine, News
E-cigarette ban to take effect Oct. 15
The law that prohibits electronic cigarettes in the same public places cigarettes are prohibited was sponsored by Rep. Jeff McCabe.
Posted inMaine, News
Two injured in Anson accident
A dog that was trying to climb onto the lap of a driver was the cause of an accident that injured two, police said.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Maine, News
The night of the lunar eclipse
Waiting for the Earth’s shadow to cover the whole wafer of white moon, Dana Wilde ponders facts of our inner psychic reality.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Morning Sentinel Oct. 7 police log
Waterville area police reports for Oct. 7, 2015.
Posted inNation & World, News
Oregon school gunman killed himself after police shot him, officials say
Two plainclothes detectives, who arrived within minutes after the shootings were reported, spotted the gunman in a doorway and fired, wounding him.
Posted inNews, Politics
As Jeb Bush pursues presidency, Florida struggles with his schools legacy
His ambitious education plan called for using tests to measure student performance and assigning an A-to-F grade to schools that translated into financial rewards, or sanctions for low-performing schools.