The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday a woman was killed in a head-on collision on Route 132.
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Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission’s study will be the first such review since 1998. ‘It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,’ the governor says.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Winslow schools hire new special education director from Augusta district
Christine Schmidt, formerly the assistant director of special education in Augusta, says her role is particularly important as teachers report increasing emotional and behavioral dysregulation among students.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County voters asked again to change register of deeds to appointed post in referendum
County officials say it has been difficult recently to find a qualified candidate to run the Registry of Deeds, so they are posing the referendum again to voters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Robust hiring adds 254,000 jobs, unemployment dips to 4.1%
Last month’s gain was far more than economists had expected, and it was up sharply from the 159,000 jobs that were added in August.
Posted inMaine
UMaine system reissues call for bids to purchase Hutchinson Center
The school rescinded an offer earlier this year to sell the Belfast facility to a local evangelical church over a technical issue.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Update: Union at Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan authorizes strike, plans rally
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-9 voted Sept. 20 to authorize a strike and are a planning a rally for Tuesday, a news release said.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Chairman of Somerset County Commissioners faces challenger in Fairfield-Norridgewock district
Voters in Fairfield and Norridgewock have two choices to represent their district on the Somerset County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Robert Sezak, current chairman of the board, and Caroline W. Toto-Lawrence are the two candidates running for the District 1 seat in the Nov. 5 election, set to be the county’s only contested race this […]
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Five candidates vie for three seats on Winthrop Town Council
The candidates will gather for a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Bailey Public Library, where each candidate will have the opportunity to answer resident-submitted questions and make opening and closing statements.