Student earned master’s degree in public administration
April 2019
In Readfield, success smells sweet as students learn to make maple syrup
Boiling sap gives Maranacook Community High School Alternative Education students a chance to learn a craft that stretches back through decades of Maine history.
Measles count in U.S. this year already more than all of 2018
Most people who get measles have not been vaccinated, and most outbreaks are sparked by travelers who pick up the virus in countries where measles is more common.
U.S. retail sales declined 0.2 percent in February
Consumers reduce their spending on building materials, electronics, groceries, furniture and clothing.
Waterville to consider extending plastic bag ban launch, adopting marijuana rules
The City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to extend the April 22 deadline for enacting a plastic bag ban while those challenging the bag ban appear before a city appeals board.
A comedian plays Ukraine’s president on TV. Now he’s taken the top spot in the real election.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy is much more moderate than far-right populists who have had recent success in elections, and he appealed for reconciliation with separatist-held eastern Ukraine.
Central Maine business briefs
Bubier becomes Maine Game Warden of the Year; Kennebec Savings gives $25,000 to Whitefield LIbrary
Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America
A musical inspired by the music of Queen is preparing for a North America tour following the popularity of the Academy Award-winning movie “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Priests draw criticism after they burned books and other items that their owners said had evil forces.
Father of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds to be served by publication
The attorney for Reynolds’ mother is running a legal notice in the Morning Sentinel for three consecutive Tuesdays, starting April 2, to serve Justin DiPietro with a wrongful death suit.