A capsule look at the University of Maine at Farmington winter sports teams.
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Starks closer to leaving SAD 59
The state education commissioner has granted conditional approval for Starks to secede from its school district, which also serves Madison, Athens and Brighton Plantation.
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Unity College, Empty Bowls fundraiser
UNITY — Unity College and the Unity Barn Raisers Community Meal Program will host the 17th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. The suggested donation is $10 per dinner.
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SnowCats registration open for ski classes
FARMINGTON — Registration is open for SnowCats, the University of Maine at Farmington’s after-school ski program. UMF student instructors will work with groups of six children on technique and slope safety. Registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 23.
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Two bidders fight for former Air Force land, buildings
MOSCOW — Two bidders so far are competing for the nearly 1,500 acres and several large buildings that once held the Air Force’s Over-the-Horizon-Backscatter radar system.
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Former music camp director dies at 87
SIDNEY — It’s impossible to know how many lives Davis Wiggin influenced during his 40 years as director of New England Music Camp, but Fiona Bryan said Tuesday it was probably thousands.
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Oakland to discuss town tax break for pipeline
OAKLAND — Town Manager Peter Nielsen is asking residents to weigh in tonight on whether they want the Town Council to approve a tax break for a company seeking to build a natural gas pipeline from Richmond to Madison.
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Farmingdale residents voice concerns about gas pipeline
FARMINGDALE — Residents raised concerns about safety and digging up Maine Avenue during a public hearing Monday on a requested tax break from a company seeking to build a natural gas line from Richmond to Madison.
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MTA tackles contract negotiations
Triple holiday pay, 100 percent employer-paid health care benefits and annual pay increases are among the concessions Maine Turnpike Authority officials are seeking as they negotiate a new contract with the unions representing turnpike workers.