Superintendent Michael Tracy said district officials will be conservative with spending this year, after spending on special education and transportation was higher than anticipated last year.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville man charged with murder in death of man at Cool Street home
Thomas Lowrie, 41, appeared in court Monday after being charged Sunday with a man’s death at 119 Cool St. in Waterville, according to the Maine State Police.
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Posted inMaine, News
Some Amtrak Downeaster service suspended, modified through Sunday
Two trains are cancelled for the week and others will have modified service to allow crews to complete work in Wells.
Posted inAnimals, Maine
Record number of breeding puffins recorded on island in Gulf of Maine
Seal Island, off the coast of Rockland, was once home to the area’s largest Atlantic puffin colony. Elsewhere, there are reminders that Gulf of Maine seabirds remain highly vulnerable.
Posted inMaine, News
Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, could bring riptides, coastal flooding to Maine
Coastal communities may see 5-7 foot waves, flooding and rip currents through Tuesday as the storm passes off the coast.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Public defender’s offices are opening across Maine. The next step: Staffing them.
In Bangor, at the epicenter of the state’s indigent defense crisis, the district defender has only been able to fill one of five positions.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
8 Lincoln County towns to get high-speed internet
Fiber service enters the Midcoast, a more “resilient” source of internet connection.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Leeds crash sends mother, 3-year-old daughter to hospital
A China woman and her 3-year-old daughter were injured traveling eastbound on Route 202 when they struck a vehicle making a turn in Leeds.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Rain, low clouds cancel Sunday’s morning balloon launches
No morning launches were made at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival this year. Balloons will try taking off one last time Sunday evening before the festival wraps up.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
These Maine farmers will not let their 80-year-old tractors die
As many of the nearly century-old “doodlebug” tractors have fallen apart or flat-out died in the decades since they were built, tight-knit communities of enthusiasts have coalesced around their love for keeping these machines alive.