AUGUSTA — Governor LePage signed An Act Regarding the Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry into law Friday.
Summer superintendent a familiar face
WINTHROP — A familiar face is filling in this summer as interim superintendent for the Winthrop and Fayette consolidated school district.
Center offersvision screenings
HALLOWELL — Spectrum Generation’s William S. Cohen Community Center, 22 Town Farm Road, will offer free vision screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Corson’s legal woes continue to worsen
SKOWHEGAN — Shaun D. Corson of Madison told his mother Sandra Walker on Sunday that he thought he may have hurt his girlfriend in Florida last month.
KENNEBEC JOURNAL SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dore turns in with another strong year at Maranacook
Maranacook softball coach Don Beckwith is hard pressed to say exactly where senior Katie Dore showed improvement this season.
Trash haulers heard, remain disgruntled
CHINA — Disgruntled commercial trash haulers got attention, occasional arguments and no satisfaction from China selectmen Wednesday.
Panel to review prison warden’s land buy
A legislative panel has been asked to investigate the state’s sale of three houses and 5.2 acres in Thomaston to a state official for less than half of the property’s taxable value. No one else had a chance to bid on the property because it wasn’t marketed.
School officials able to earn bonuses with better results
AUGUSTA — Principals of the city’s schools have a unique provision in their new contract: If students at their schools do better academically, administrators will do better financially.
KENNEBEC JOURNAL SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Oak Hill coach Julie Boucher goes out in style
It’s likely a coincidence that Julie Boucher’s best year as Oak Hill softball coach this season is also her last.
Search is on for biggest tree in Maine
FARMINGTON — Some people look at a big oak tree in the backyard and see more than just a source of shade.