Security cameras, student training and counseling services are being employed at the private school in South China, as education officials across the country react to the latest school shooting only days into the 2024-25 school year.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Hallowell City Council to discuss city manager’s proposed budget cuts
The proposed cuts, aimed at reducing tax burden on residents, come with legal uncertainty and other potential costs.
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Posted inNation & World
Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction
The president’s son was already facing potential prison time after his June conviction on felony gun charges.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills agrees to $2,000 checks for state workers, new pay study
The agreement is expected to cost an estimated $23 million and stems from a labor complaint filed in February by the largest union representing state employees.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Courtroom clash in Trump’s election case as judge ponders path ahead
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are bitterly at odds after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.
Posted inNation & World
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder
Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult with murder in the shootings Wednesday at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. says
New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.
Posted inCommunity
Walk to end Alzheimer’s planned for Oct. 5
WATERVILLE — The Alzheimer’s Association seeks participants for its Kennebec Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s is set for Saturday, Oct. 5, at Head of Falls Park on Front Street. The event is a fundraiser that also raises awareness for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. On walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with the Promise […]
Posted inCommunity
Mills foundation plane pull set for Oct. 5
Presented by Hammond Lumber Co. and hosted by Northeast Air, 45 teams will compete to pull a 45-ton FedEx plane across 20 feet of tarmac in the fastest time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine utilities will be banned from spending ratepayer money on lobbying, advertising
Years after utilities paid millions of dollars to influence voters about a power line through western Maine, regulators are drafting rules about the kind of ‘educational’ or lobbying activities they can charge to ratepayers.