The town appropriated money at Town Meeting for a plaque honoring vets to be mounted on a stone near a new flagpole at Athens Fairground.
December 2018
Posted inLife & Culture
City frogs’ songs sound sweeter to the ladies, research shows
A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban areas, an example of how animals change communication strategies when cities encroach on forests.
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Posted inCommunity
Waterville Junior High School honor roll
Students recognized for academic achievement for the first quarter.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Final stealth destroyer is put into the water at BIW
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson is the last of 3 being built at Bath Iron Works.
Posted inCommunity
Messalonskee names November Students of the Month
Honorees include Alysan Rancourt, Sarah Kohl, Lauren Bourque, Kasen Sirois, Dynah Zimba.
Posted inCommunity
SCTC hold Program Leaders Assemblies
Students from Carrabec High School, Madison Area Memorial High School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53, Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, Marti Stevens Learning Center, Skowhegan Area High School and Upper Kennebec Valley High School attend SCTC.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s search for next chief of staff expands after early favorite says no
Turned down by Nick Ayers, the president is now considering at least 4 people to replace John Kelly, who will leave by the end of the year.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Settlement ends blocking of critical comments on pro-LePage Facebook page
The ACLU of Maine argued that the censoring violated the critics’ rights to free speech and to petition the government. The deal says the governor can still assert that the page is not a state government operation.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court won’t review state efforts to end funding for Planned Parenthood
Lower courts had blocked efforts in states like Kansas and Louisiana to defund Planned Parenthood. The nation’s highest court for now refused to get involved in abortion rights.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture
‘Fearless Girl’ statue has new home on Wall Street
The statue, which has inspired millions, was moved over concerns it was a traffic hazard for the millions who flocked to take selfies with it.