For Laurie Sproul the transition from artist to activist wasn’t easy, but it was necessary.
Kate McCormick
Kate McCormick is the Franklin County reporter for the Morning Sentinel. She previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine, Kate interned with the Washington Post's investigative team, traveling to Wichita, Kan. to report for the 2016 rollout of the Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fatal Force series on police shootings. At the Post, Kate also worked on metro investigations including a story on evictions in the District of Columbia that led to changes in the district's eviction policies. While in D.C., Kate had the opportunity to work with a D.C.-based Frontline team on their upcoming investigative documentary and intern with American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. A native New Yorker, she relocated to Maine just in time for winter.
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Oakland fire destroys lake house on East Pond
Oakland fire chief Dave Coughlin said the home was a ‘total loss.’
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MOFGA hosts its annual Farm and Homestead Day in Unity
More than 60 Maine Organic Farmer and Gardener’s Association volunteers led workshop classes on gardening, sustainability and simple living.
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Rangeley Planning Board upholds decision to allow concrete plant
In a 3-1 ruling, the board agreed to issue a new conditional use permit to applicant M&H Construction.
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Regional School Unit 9 towns send budget back to drawing board with little guidance on cuts
For the third year in a row, RSU 9’s budget proposal survived its annual budget meeting vote, only to be rejected later in a referendum.
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Regional School Unit 19 voters pass $24 million district budget
By a 619-458 vote, residents approve a 1.10 percent increase over 2016-2017 school budget
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RSU 9 residents vote down $33.9 million district budget, approve school bond
In 1641-1457 vote, RSU 9 voters rejected the district’s budget proposal for the third year in a row.
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Mt. Blue graduating seniors told to be kind, positive and human
The school graduated 155 seniors Sunday afternoon.
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Farmington area residents voting on district budget, bond proposal
The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors has proposed a $33.9 million budget, a 3.5 percent increase over last year.
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Mt. Abram High School graduates 66
From sisters taking top honors to a class prank involving chickens, the class of 2017 slides into history.