Even as a purchase-and-sale agreement is in place to sell the 330-acre camp, a lawsuit challenges the selling rights of The Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts of America.
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Washington library showcases Montville artist’s work
Artwork by Tom MacConnell will be on display at the Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road in Washington, through February. There are three of a series of large untitled watercolors and four large photographic prints. MacConnell has been creating art for more than 50 years, mostly from his home base in Montville. Originally raised in […]
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Augusta Civic Center to open as daytime warming center for weekend as cold temps, winds, return
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory, with temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees expected.
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After 2 years of restoration, Whitefield Library & Community Center reopens
The library’s winter hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Gardiner-area school board members return $250 gift cards as part of $94,000 purchase
Maine School Administrative District 11 board members cannot legally accept the gift cards, which were sent to the district’s 364 staff members over the holidays as part of a new agreement with school unions, the superintendent said.
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NH university names local dean’s list students
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Two local students, Ethan Mousseau of Litchfield and Dylan Burroughs of Manchester, have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Plymouth State University. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.69 during the 2021 fall semester and must […]
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Central Maine employers ponder next steps after high court blocks federal vaccine requirements
Large employers in central Maine had begun to comply with the federal vaccine-or-test requirement Monday, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberated over a challenge to the mandate.
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Augusta school officials say new rule making COVID-19 contact-tracing optional will help reduce staff workload
COVID-19 contract tracing was required for schools, but the omicron variant is spreading so fast officials say it’s impossible for schools to keep up.
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Whitefield Library & Community Center to reopen this weekend after two years of restoration
Facility set to open at 1 Arlington Lane from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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Nobleboro committee seeks broadband survey responses
The committee is set to meet Jan. 17 via Zoom.