City officials have been working for more than four months to cut municipal spending and lower residents’ tax burden.
2024
Posted inCommunity
Skowhegan park named national model for outdoor recreation, economic innovation
SKOWHEGAN — A recent report, authored jointly by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, assessed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s travel, tourism and outdoor recreation grants funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. Skowhegan’s River Park Enhanced Whitewater Project was […]
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Winslow council charts course for replacing town manager
Councilors are floating ideas for an interim town manager after Ella Bowman announced her resignation last month, citing ‘hateful’ comments from councilors and community members.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
6-hour standoff in Oakland ends with arrest
Oakland police Chief Rick Stubbert said standoff with Jason Grant started at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
2024-25 wrestling preview: Mt. Blue ready for next step after breakout season
After the Cougars finished third in Class A last season, expectations are now even higher.
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Christmas cantata set for Farmington Dec. 20, 22
FARMINGTON — The Christmas cantata, “Stars of Glory,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, and Sunday, Dec. 22, at the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham St. This is a free hour-long program. This production features familiar and new Christmas carols in a Celtic style of music. Accompanied by an orchestrated background, it […]
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Adam Ezra concert planned for Waldo Theatre
A concert featuring Adam Ezra Group is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. This underground, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast. Ezra […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Assad’s fall deals a blow to Russia and Iran, but leaves Syria’s future uncertain
Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad, the man responsible for an estimated 600,000 dead in a 13-year-long civil war — including tens of thousands viciously tortured to death in his dungeons. Those still alive have been staggering out of […]