School board members in the Oakland-based school district debated where funding for an advisory position for Superintendent Carl Gartley, who is retiring at the end of the year, should come from.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health and access to care in central and western Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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Ambulance crews face long transports, high costs with Waterville hospital closure
Hospital options for emergency transport services may be limited after the June closure of Waterville’s Northern Light Inland.
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Winslow officials to make town manager pick
Winslow officials are expected to hire Stephen Soucy, who unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the council in November, as town manager at a special Town Council meeting Thursday.
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Fairfield residents worry as PFAS funds get low
Residents drinking from highly contaminated wells face a new financial burden as state PFAS funding draws to a close.
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Early into President Trump’s 2nd term, supporters in Maine say ‘So far, so good.’
New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.
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2 injured in chain reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield
The crash slowed northbound traffic in the Pittsfield area Friday for more than three hours.
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Freedom selectwoman faces recall over town road dispute
Residents have filed a petition to remove Heather Donahue, one of the town’s three select board members, from office at a recall election scheduled for April 23.
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Author John Green inspires art, play in Waterville
The best-selling author of ‘The Fault in our Stars’ and several other books to speak April 15 at a free, public event at Colby College.
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Human scalp seized in 2022 at Fairfield auction house repatriated to New Mexico tribe
The remains were seized from Poulin Antiques & Auctions Inc., where an ‘Apache scalp’ was listed for sale online.
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Winslow mainstay Bee’s Snack Bar closes after 77 years
While Bee’s operated for nearly eight decades through natural disasters and economic swings, the owners say the closure of the Ticonic Bridge for repairs and high operating costs have taken their toll.