Some money recovered in a probe into missing excise taxes will cover the fees, residents agreed at a special town meeting, and the mass gathering ordinance also was amended.
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Executive director of Cornville charter school, the state’s first, resigns
Justin Belanger, who helped found the Cornville Regional Charter School in 2012, will resign as soon as the school’s board of directors can find a replacement, according to a press release issued Monday.
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Woman drives through J&S Oil station bay door in Waterville, injuring worker
Police believe the woman pressed the gas rather than the brake as she pulled into the station on Kennedy Memorial Drive for an oil change.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winslow teen’s letter about Steve Jobs biography wins national contest
Gabe Ferris, a freshman at Waterville Senior High School, was honored recently at the National Book Festival, where he read his award-winning letter to author Walter Isaacson.
Posted inMaine, News, Town Government
Norridgewock auditor says commissioners misinterpreted finances
Ron Smith said Friday his statements about Sewer Department finances have been misinterpreted and that while the department has debt, it also has money in its account.
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Firefighters among three people injured in The Forks fire
A wall fell onto two firefighters Friday morning, injuring them while they were fighting a fire in a log cabin owned by the Inn by the River; the cabin’s occupant also was hurt.
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Maine pedestrian fatalities at 10-year high amid recent central Maine deaths
Police and experts say they are looking for reasons behind the high death count, which could be linked to nicer weather and more people out walking as it gets darker earlier.
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Norridgewock board accepts town clerk’s resignation
The Board of Selectmen is looking to appoint an interim town clerk until an election can be held in March to fill the position.
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No comments at hearing on Anson mass gathering ordinance
The ordinance is up for final approval at a special town meeting next week, along with an article that would fund payment of unanticipated legal and auditing fees.
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As Skowhegan apartment building faces foreclosure, residents wonder where they’ll go
The owner of Springhouse Gardens, a Silver Street building for low-income seniors, owes more than $1 million to the U.S. government and thousands in taxes and is for sale.