Central Maine same-sex couples say the Supreme Court’s decision to allow them to be eligible for federal benefits carries emotional and practical benefits.
Susan McMillan
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RSU 12’s $25.6 million budget goes before voters Friday
Voters in the eight towns of Regional School Unit 12 will go to the polls Friday to decide the fate of a $26.5 million budget, which would increase local taxpayers’ contributions by 7.7 percent.
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Auditor: Better budgeting needed to ease Winthrop schools’ money woes
It will take better budgeting to get Winthrop’s school system out of the financial hole it’s been in for several years, an auditor told Town Council and residents on Monday.
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Hallowell wants state to ensure Stevens School doesn’t go derelict
Hallowell officials are worried the state-owned Stevens School complex could become another Kennebec Arsenal, deteriorating and vulnerable to vandalism, and they’re seeking assurance that there will be some maintenance as the state continues to try to sell it.
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Hallowell Granite Works property to become home, financial company office
The former Hallowell Granite Works mill building soon will become a single-family home, and a Farmingdale financial services firm plans to move into the office building.
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Readfield’s one-room-schoolhouse alums hold special reunion
About 40 alumni of Readfield’s one-room schools, ranging from their 60s to their 80s, reunited on Friday to tour the town and reminisce over lunch and at a mock graduation at Union Meeting Hall.
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Hallowell City Council recommends 10 percent trim to municipal budget
The Hallowell City Council’s Finance Committee has recommended that the city scale back on capital improvements and hire a private ambulance service as a way to trim the municipal budget.
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Long-awaited Hallowell Fire Station fixes nearing completion
Repairs to the Hallowell Fire Station are nearly complete, granting time to construct a new station, possibly in concert with Farmingdale.
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Kents Hill administrator to take over as head of school
The Kents Hill School Board of Trustees, citing “personal and professional reasons,” declined to renew Head of School Jeremy LaCasse’s contract, naming associate headmaster Patrick McInerney to the position.
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Readfield gives helping paw to gourmet dog-treats business
Thanks to an infusion of capital from the Readfield Enterprise Fund earlier this year, Jessica Hunnewell now is working full time on Sweet Spot Dog Bakery, producing “pupcakes,” “woofie pies,” doughnuts and biscuits from her kitchen.