Selectmen are seeking more information on when a vote to determine whether withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 should be held, while one town resident is taking issue with the petition submitted to launch the process.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Hallowell woman charged in Boynton’s Market robbery, assault
City police said the woman sprayed a clerk in the eyes with an unknown substance before taking tobacco from the store.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Russians charged in massive malware scheme that had Maine target
The Justice Department has unsealed charges in what authorities say is one of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade.
Posted inNation & World, New England
More than 60 Latin Kings gang members arrested on East Coast, feds say
Federal officials in Massachusetts say they targeted leaders and expect it will be difficult for the gang to regroup in the region.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Two men charged in killing of Bangor resident found in his burning home
The men are charged with murder in the killing of Berton Conley.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Documentary filmmakers file suit challenging social media disclosure rule for visas
The State Department rules require U.S. visa applicants to register all their social media handles for 5 years, but documentary makers fear the information will be misused.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘The Irishman,’ ‘Parasite,’ ‘Succession’ among American Film Institute honorees
The American Film Institute named 10 films and 10 TV shows as the very best of 2019.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
“Strange Academy” is described as a supernatural coming-of-age saga set at a New Orleans school for teenagers from across the universe who have mystical powers.
Posted inCommunity
‘On Their Own Terms’ book reading, discussion set for Dec. 8 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — “On Their Own Terms: How one woman’s choice to die helped me understand my father’s suicide,” a new book by Laurie Loisel, will be presented during a book reading and discussion at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on Winthrop Street. The event is open to the public. […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough teachers rally over stalled contract talks
They have been working without a contract since Aug. 31 and their union will soon enter fact-finding negotiations with the school board.