January 2023 – Page 69 – Centralmaine.com

In setting classification, MPA should look at more factors than enrollment

by Travis Lazarczyk January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

COMMENTARY: Enrollment should be a piece of the classification puzzle, but participation, success and local resources also should be considered.

Nation & World, New England, News

Girl asks police to test cookie for DNA proof of Santa

by Associated Press January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Saint Nick is real.

Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Oakland man arrested on kidnapping and other charges after high-speed chase

by Amy Calder January 21, 2023January 23, 2023

Brian Charette, 43, of Oakland, was being held Saturday in Kennebec County jail in Augusta, awaiting arraignment by a judge on Monday, according to Waterville interim police Chief Bill Bonney.

Business, Nation & World, News

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’

by FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

The Biden administration and Republican lawmakers have been at loggerheads over how to increase the government’s legal borrowing capacity.

Nation & World, News

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin marries longtime love on 93rd birthday

by Associated Press January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Aldrin made history along with Neil Armstrong as the first humans to set foot on the surface of the moon.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Community Compass: Plan to register Waterville rental properties more than fair

by Diane Weinstein For Central Maine News January 21, 2023January 20, 2023

I am writing in support of a Waterville rental property registration ordinance (“Waterville City Council delays vote on housing rental registration ordinance,” Jan. 17). The intent of the proposal is to promote safe housing. It would be nice to believe that all rental properties are up to city and state codes, and that every landlord […]