The ‘Walk of Solidarity’ from the Portland high school was an expression of support for four black ninth-graders who were accosted last week by an older white teenager who made racist comments to them, authorities say.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gardiner boys basketball coach Jason Cassidy suspended 2 games
The veteran coach acknowledges he ‘lost composure’ in a locker room following a loss last week to Erskine Academy.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Politics
Freeport artist living a dream, with cover image on this week’s New Yorker
Abigail Gray Swartz, who attended the Women’s March in Augusta, updates the iconic Rosie the Riveter as a woman of color with a pink pussyhat.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Skowhegan Savings Bank gives $30,000 toward Augusta theater project
The Colonial Theatre, located in downtown Augusta, was first opened in 1912 and has been vacant for decades, but an $8.5 million renovation is planned that is expected to take about two years.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan Area High School speech, debate team wins state championship
The first place finish came Saturday with a plaque, ribbons, trophies and a round of gelato — Italian ice cream — in host Brunswick.
Posted inMaine, News
Gardiner prepares for bridge reconstruction projects
While scheduled to get underway in 2018, the bridge projects are slated to start after the Water Street reconstruction in Hallowell is completed.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Superintendent of Oakland-based RSU 18 school district to step down in June
After nearly eight years with RSU 18, Gary Smith is handing over the reins to assistant superintendent Carl Gartley.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hallowell to consider sanctuary city status
Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell, said she’s working to draft a resolution for City Council to approve in mid-February.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Susan Collins tweets criticism of Trump Holocaust statement
The Republican from Maine calls it ‘an historical mistake.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Somerset County court for Dec. 26-30, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.