Regional School Unit 2 chairwoman Dawn Gallagher says the failure of Team Hall-Dale to raise all the money it pledged to help upgrade Hall-Dale Elementary School is part of the reason taxes have gone up, making organizer and Hallowell City Council candidate Andrew McPherson’s tax criticisms dismaying.
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Police: no serious injuries after cars, truck crash on I-95
Motorists avoided serious injuries in two separate crashes on Interstate 95 in Sidney Friday afternoon, seconds apart and both involving tractor-trailers in heavy rain.
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Attorneys: North Pond Hermit has alcohol problem
Christopher Knight, 47, who lived in the Maine woods for nearly three decades, will officially enter a special court for counseling Wednesday.
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Bravo’s restaurant to be reborn in Hallowell this week
Bravo’s Southwest Bistro will open for dinner some night this week, in the same building as Cafe de Bangkok, before a full phase-in next week, owner Jim Remley said.
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Hallowell council urges diocese to keep Sacred Heart church open
In a symbolic vote Monday, city councilors urged Maine’s Catholic diocese to keep Sacred Heart church open.
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Former Hallowell mayor Bustin nominated for council seat
David Bustin, a former mayor and Democratic state representative, will be nominated Monday for a temporary council post to fill a vacant seat.
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Pot grower Wellness Connection fined $18,000 for using pesticides
In March, a state investigation of Wellness Connection of Maine, with dispensaries in Hallowell, Portland, Thomaston and Brewer, found nine pesticides at the company’s cultivation facility in Auburn and other facilities, finding 20 violations in all between May 2012 and March 2013.
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Hallowell’s Sacred Heart members brace for possible closure
After the death of the Rev. George Hickey, a church official said he “probably” would recommend the Hallowell church’s closing.
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Former Hallowell councilor McPherson wants to return to office
Until Tuesday, George Lapointe was the only declared candidate for the Hallowell councilor-at-large seat, but then former councilor Andrew McPherson joined the race.
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Rain puts premature end to Windsor Fair’s 125th run
The only event that remained on the Windsor Fair schedule Monday, its final day this year, was an afternoon beef and lamb auction, putting a damper on attendance on the fair’s last day.