About 225 RSU 9 residents gave a first round of approval to a $32.75 million 2016-2017 school budget proposal, the second in the process after voters rejected a $32.97 million proposal at the polls in June.
July 2016
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
KJ Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Anne McKee, Kents Hill
Senior was prepared for anything, and it paid off.
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Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
MS Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Maddy Price, Skowhegan
Senior fights through to make the most of the end of her senior season.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Teenage defendant in shooting of Scarborough man could avoid jail time
Matthew Gwyer, who was 17 when he shot Bruce Glidden as he slept on a couch in January, takes responsibility for the crime and could be free after his juvenile detention term ends at age 21.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Augusta to write proposed ordinance to regulate yard sales
Some critics view a potential permit requirement as undeserved punishment for the majority of yard-sale operators who cause no trouble.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
On baseball: Red Sox focus is on now with deal for starting pitcher
Boston trades one of baseball’s top pitching prospects but acquires a starter from San Diego who just made the All-Star team.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Marathon soccer game to benefit ShineOnCass Foundation
11-hour game at Colby College this Sunday features 30 teams and 450 players of all ability levels.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage wants Maine attorney general to prosecute more welfare fraud
Attorney General Janet Mills says the administration has denied requests for another fraud prosecutor.
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Kelly Ayotte gets flak for accepting for-profit college’s donation
The Republican incumbent running against N.H. Gov. Maggie Hassan in a tight Senate race had returned the contribution.
Posted inNation & World, News
France grieves after driver slams truck into holiday crowd, killing at least 84
‘All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorism,’ says President Francois Hollande, as the nation declares three days of mourning to begin Saturday.