A Maine State Police bomb team determined a box that had been donated contained a spent training grenade and fuses for artillery shells.
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Hall-Dale Middle School names 1st semester honor students
Students were named to the honor roll for the first semester of the 2025-25 school year.
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Feb. 11, 1975: Maine State Lottery starts new game this week, state to start filling 690 jobs today under new $3.8 million grant, and its crime-prevention week in Waterville
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the Mr. and Ms. Basketball semifinalists
Spruce Mountain and Medomak Valley have players on both the top 10 boys and top 10 senior girls basketball players lists.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
How would federal education changes impact Maine schools?
President Trump is pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which provided $250 million to Maine schools this year for some of the most vulnerable students.
Posted inLocal & State
Cities push Maine lawmakers for more revenue-sharing cash
Hoping for more aid to cope with rising budgets, municipalities eye possible increases in revenue sharing rates
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Cooper Flagg, Duke men’s basketball can’t grab No. 1 ranking
A loss to Clemson ended Duke’s winning streak; Flagg and the Blue Devils will look to bounce back.
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Augusta-area Scouting America holds annual Merit Badge College
Scouts from central, western and southern Maine participated.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
New York man arrested on drug trafficking charges in Augusta
Andre Jones, 36, of Bronx, New York, was arrested after Waterville police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South Central District Task Force intercepted drugs being trafficked into Maine, police said.
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Maine colleges are meeting students where they are: Online
Fully online graduate and undergraduate degrees, which schools say offer flexibility for busy adult students, are becoming more available across the state.