Richmond residents to set town, school budgets
Richmond to hold its annual town meeting Tuesday to review spending starting July 1.
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Looking ahead to a new tennis champ, and other things Varsity Maine is interested in this week
Also, several softball teams are on the rise, and a big track meet takes place Saturday.
Bowdoinham receives $750K for Merrymeeting Trail
Officials are planning to work on sections of the 26-mile trail between Bowdoinham and Richmond after an injection of federal funding.
School districts ask judge to dismiss Title IX trans policies lawsuit
6 districts are asking to dismiss the case, arguing the Maine Human Rights Commission erred when it sued them over transgender athlete and bathroom policies. A 7th filed a separate motion, arguing its policies aren’t exclusionary.
Lloyd Ferriss, known for writing about Maine outdoors, dies at 84
Ferriss had a long career as a features writer and gardening columnist at the Portland Press Herald.
Manchester fire chief ousted after 15 months over direction of agency
Stephen Caswell also resigned his position as Richmond’s part-time fire chief Feb. 19.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys wrestling team
Multiple state champions hold down list of area’s best grapplers.
Morning Moose Coffee puts down roots in Topsham
The business, which started out of a coffee trailer in Richmond, expanded to its first brick-and-mortar location on Main Street in Topsham last month.
Portland Museum of Art’s Youth Art Month exhibit spotlights Maine’s young artists
Student artists from across the state are represented in an exhibit running through April 5 at the Portland Museum of Art.
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I’m writing to express my wholehearted support of Maureen AuCoin for Maine House representative for District 55, based on her years of experience and dedication to serving our community. AuCoin’s priorities are aligned with my own, and those I feel would benefit the residents of Manchester, West Gardiner, Hallowell and beyond. I feel confident that she…
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I first met Gabrielle Berube Pierce 15 years ago at the University of Maine at Orono. I quickly recognized she was one of the most dedicated human beings I had ever known. She would sleep in her car to reduce travel time so she could get extra work done each day. Years later, we became…
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Once a grand building, the former Merrill Memorial Manor on Dresden Avenue is deteriorating badly, neighbors say.
History on the move: Historic Augusta building being relocated Sunday
The 6,200-square-foot, 3-story house at 15 Western Ave., a John Calvin Stevens design from 1899, will be driven through the middle of Maine’s capital city.
University of Maine at Augusta faculty vote ‘no confidence’ against president
The vote against President Jen Cushman was unanimous.
Winthrop boys, Lisbon/Oak Hill girls claim MVC track titles
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Gardiner-area school district $33.5M budget goes to voters June 9
The School Administrative District 11 budget would require 6.1% more from taxpayers in Gardiner, West Gardiner, Pittston and Randolph.
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