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Posted inCommunity
Winslow drama club places runner-up in 1-act play competition
The set crew received a special commendation for its kid-like set, and the club received two all-festival cast awards.
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Posted inMaine, News
Rumford students sent to hospital after truck strikes bus in Farmington
Four were taken to a Farmington hospital with suspected minor injuries after a bus and truck collided at a ‘very low speed,’ police said.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Senate kills budget deal as parties fail to break deadlock
The compromise deal rejected Thursday would have restored full MaineCare funding to hospitals and other medical providers. Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a new bill.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine, other states file lawsuit after mass Education Department layoffs
More than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit alleging cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce, including all of the staff at a regional office in Boston, will harm students from public K-12 schools to higher education.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Backers of offshore wind and an outspoken foe unite against Sears Island terminal
Nearby Mack Point was again cited as an alternative because it’s an industrial site of an energy and port services company.
Posted inBusiness
Waterville’s Maine Growth Council names emerging leader of 2024
Central Maine Growth Council and KV Connect have presented their 2024 Emerging Leader of the Year Award to Sage Duguay, consultant analyst at ResourceWise.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Northern Light Inland Hospital to close in June
The hospital had diminished its outpatient and maternal care services in recent months.
Posted inMaine, News
Farmington schedules public forum to review town meeting warrant
Department heads will share details of their proposed budgets and voters can have questions answered ahead of the March 24 annual town meeting.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
No contested seats for March 24 Farmington elections
Two three-year terms on the Select Board and three Regional School Unit 9 directors will be chosen.