Jay Charette faced public backlash in his previous position after choosing not to renew a waiver that allowed a popular middle school principal to work in that role while obtaining credentials.
Readfield
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1 person dies, 1 hospitalized after house fire in Readfield
Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office are working to determine the cause of a fire in a home on Plains Road on Friday night.
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Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State boys ski team
Spruce Mountain, Fryeburg Academy and Yarmouth each have two skiers on the list.
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys ski team
Underclassmen dominate this list of top Alpine and Nordic skiers from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel area.
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Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls ski team
Maranacook and Mt. Blue skiers are well-represented on this list of the area’s top skiers.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls indoor track team
Several area athletes claimed individual titles at the conference and state levels this winter.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Maine high school football landscape is changing again. Here are 4 teams that are on the move.
The eight-man ranks are gaining new members, but also losing a team, while Class C is adopting a nine-game regular-season schedule.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys basketball team
There was plenty of talent to go around this season, as three area teams won state championships.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls basketball team
Seven seniors, including the Miss Maine Basketball winner, highlight this list of the top players from the area.
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UMaine alum, TV star Timothy Simons will give 2026 commencement speech
The Readfield native best known for his roles in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Veep’ graduated from the Orono university in 2001.