The Wiscasset School Committee fired Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens, who said she authorized the installation of a hidden camera in a food pantry that kept getting broken into.
2023
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Friends of Quarry Road receive $712K for trail improvements
WATERVILLE — The Friends of Quarry Road recently received $712,500 in federal funding for improvements at Waterville’s largest public park, Quarry Road Trails. Funding is part of $2.85 million awarded in a partnership between the Northern Border Regional Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for 11 economic development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, […]
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South Gardiner student makes Bob Jones University dean’s list
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Brandon Hilton, a sophomore graphic design major from South Gardiner, was among approximately 800 Bob Jones University students named to the 2023 fall semester dean’s list. The list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester. Check out upcoming area events!
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Phone chargers available for those impacted by Dec. 18 storm
As workers continue efforts to restore power and begin recovery for Mainers impacted by Monday’s heavy rainfall and high winds, UScellular is donating $15,000 between two Maine chapters of the American Red Cross: the Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter and the Northern and Eastern Maine Chapter, according to a news release from UScellular. The […]
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Local roundup: Messaloskee boys basketball downs Gardiner
Merrick Smith scores 20 points for the Eagles.
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Boys basketball: Old Orchard Beach rallies past Winthrop
Gulls get hot in fourth quarter for Class C South win.
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Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for kids coming to U.S. alone
U.S. authorities encountered nearly 140,000 unaccompanied minors at the border with Mexico in fiscal 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis inundate Iowa with attack ads in runner-up race
The two Republicans are escalating their attacks on each other in a last-ditch effort to close in on frontrunner Donald Trump less than a month before the party’s first nominating contest.
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Las Vegas police unknowingly directed UNLV shooter out of building during frantic search for gunman
The shooter, later identified as 67-year-old Anthony Polito, appears for only a few moments in more than 5 hours of footage made public Wednesday.
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Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is among the most destructive in history, experts say
With the Palestinian death toll in Gaza approaching 20,000, much of the international community is calling for a cease-fire, even as Israel vows to press ahead.