Staff worked all day Wednesday to get the buses and vans running after they were damaged Tuesday by flooding, according to MSAD 54 superintendent Jon Moody.
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‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood
Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
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Gov. Mills visits Skowhegan mill redevelopment project that suffered millions in flooding damage
Mills, along with state, county and local officials, toured the damage and offered her support, as the state begins to seek federal aid for the hardest hit areas following Monday’s powerful storm.
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Regulators kill deal for wind power line from northern Maine to New England grid
In another setback for a slow-moving project, Maine Public Utilities Commission members said the developer, LS Power, reported it could no longer hold to an agreed-upon price for the project. The PUC soon will accept new bids.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Times Record
Wiscasset school officials detail shock over hidden camera during principal’s dismissal hearing
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens faces possible termination after she ordered the installation of a hidden camera in an area where students changed clothes.
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Watch: See an aerial view of the Hallowell riverfront flooding
The Kennebec River breached its banks Wednesday in Hallowell.
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Families still without power rely on generators, neighbors and creativity
Total outages statewide as of Friday afternoon stood at just over 17,800.
Posted inMaine, News
Mexico woman who ‘enjoyed the little things’ and granddaughter identified as latest storm victims
Rescue personnel found the body of 20-year-old Ciara Cooper on Thursday, a day after they recovered the body of her grandmother, 61-year-old Judy Richards. The 2 are believed to have drowned after Richards’ truck got swept up in flood waters while trying to cross a bridge Monday.
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New bill on background checks for gun purchases emerges in wake of Lewiston shootings
Legislative leaders are considering new bill requests for the session that starts Jan. 3, including a background checks proposal from House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross that’s similar to one that failed in the Maine Senate earlier this year.
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Body of 61-year-old woman found in pickup truck recovered from Swift River in Mexico
An aerial and ground search for a missing 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in the truck will begin at daybreak Thursday.