The board of Regional School Unit 74 approved $103,000 in cuts from a $10.6 million budget approved last month, and it also moved to use an additional $100,000 from reserves to offset costs.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Franklin County officials plan to ask governor for help with jail funding
Sheriff Scott Nichols is asking other county officials to join him in taking concerns about state tax caps on county jail funding to Gov. Janet Mills.
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Farmington to host public hearings on CMP power line project
The public will be allowed to testify at two evening hearings at the University of Maine at Farmington on the project’s impact to scenic character and the environment among other things.
Posted inMaine, News
New Vineyard mill makes eggs for White House Easter Egg Roll
This is the second year in a row in which Maine Wood Concepts has produced the colorful wooden eggs given to children who attend the White House Easter Egg Roll.
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New Waterville public WiFi tops 124,000 users in seven months
The free wireless internet installed downtown has already proven popular and is helping position the city for future growth, according to the Central Maine Growth Council.
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Farmington, hometown of Gov. Janet Mills, votes to oppose CMP project she supports
Voters heard from Mills on why she supports the controversial Central Maine Power transmission line, but residents at town meeting voted 262-102 to oppose the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Customer leaves $2,000 tip at Waterville’s Silver Street Tavern to surprise of waitstaff
The anonymous man left a $2,000 tip on a $48 bill Saturday night with instructions for the staff to split the money among themselves.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Anson wedding was a little sappy, but that’s the way they wanted it
Maple syrup making is a long-standing tradition for Greta Tillson’s family, so she said it was only natural to get married at a sugarhouse on Maine Maple Sunday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Road conditions cited as factor in Hartland crash that injured two
Two people were taken to a local hospital Saturday after a head-on collision on Athens Road in Hartland, police said.
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Unity residents OK ordinance prohibiting mass balloon releases
The new rule approved at Town Meeting prohibits the release of 10 or more balloons within a 24-hour period.