Enrollment for 2025 increased 3% to 64,678 people, which is far below the peak enrollment of 84,059 in 2016.
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Local, state and national news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Oakland native to be honored posthumously
Karl Bacon will be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County commissioners delay location for District Attorney’s Office
The District Attorney’s Office is expected to move back to the Franklin County Courthouse on Main Street once the administrative offices are renovated.
Posted inCommunity
Camp North Woods lottery opens
The lottery deadline is 11:59 p.m. Saturday, March 1.
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Augusta homeless task force looks at Portland shelter model
Members also discussed a proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to limit housing assistance.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
By Thursday, agencies must compile a list of federal DEI offices and workers, with a ‘reduction-in-force action’ expected next week.
Posted inMaine
New Hallowell Food Pantry manager hopes to build on work of predecessor
The food pantry has seen a drastic increase in the number of residents seeking food assistance as prices and food insecurity rates skyrocket.
Posted inCommunity
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Jan. 27-Feb. 3
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 3.
Posted inCommunity
Cornville family earns Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year award
The Libby family’s 120-acre woodlot has a species composition of maples, white pines, spruce, fir, hemlocks, white ash, red oak and birches.
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Belfast class of 1975 seeks members for reunion
Reunion Zoom meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Sunday of each month.