Valedictorian James Greenwood encouraged his classmates to stay positive and learn from the good and “bad from high school.”
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Chelsea voters consider 8.5-10% spending increase, multiple elective positions
Town Manager Scott Tilton said the property tax rate will likely rise based on the increasing school, county and municipal budgets.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
RSU 12 towns to hold June 11 referendum on $23 million budget
Votes will take place in Alna, Chelsea, Palermo, Somerville, Westport Island, Whitefield and Windsor to confirm or deny a budget increase of 3.6%.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta woman charged with 16 counts of criminal mischief for graffiti around the city
Darbe Anagnost, 35, is accused of defacing 20 locations after a police investigation that took “a couple of weeks.”
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Hallowell officials confident in staff after TIF error
City officials defended the staff’s ability to handle finances, citing a period of rapid turnover and recent corrections of errors.
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Damage in central Maine cemeteries outpacing funding for repairs
Central Maine cemetery stewards say damages to tombstones, trees and roads must be addressed little by little due to funding constraints.
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Hallowell councilors OK $122,000 for new loader
City Manager Nate Rudy was also approved to attend a 3-week program at Harvard in July.
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Early morning fire damages home on Ward Road in Augusta
Battalion Chief Steve Leach said no one was injured and a dog was rescued from the home early Tuesday morning.
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City manager: Hallowell ‘not subject to any penalties’ regarding reported TIF errors
Nate Rudy said the city assessor’s agent found errors in capturing value in two TIF districts would have raised property tax rates.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
New Hall-Dale High School garden ‘a place to learn’
Teacher Jeff Cleaveland said students appreciate the hands-on learning in the garden, and experts said it could help foster healthy eating habits and increase test scores.