The sale of 28 College St. ends a battle with a family who made disputed claims that author Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote parts of her famous novel in the house.
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Voters cut nearly a million dollars from Farmington-based RSU 9 budget
Special education budget takes the biggest hit as voters slice more than a half million dollars from special needs programs.
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Belgrade petition question over school district withdrawal sparks debate
Residents weighed in on the school withdrawal question, which aims to start a lengthy process examining the feasibility of Belgrade leaving Regional School Unit 18.
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Police have suspects in gun threat at Jay middle school
Regional School District 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey says authorities concluded the threat was a hoax.
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Bowdoin receives $10 million donation for Coastal Studies Center
The gift, from a senior vice president at Apple, will go for new facilities at the center on Orr’s Island.
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China Middle School closed after broken drain leaks water into building
The school superintendent said he expects the building to reopen Thursday after broken pipes are fixed.
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Farmington-based RSU 9 debates proposed budget late into night
If passed, the new $33.6 million budget would represent a 2.71 percent increase over the previous year.
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Bingham, Moscow voters reject school budget Tuesday for third time
A proposal for 2017-18 spending, which in its most recent form called for $3,499,635, now goes to a fourth round.
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UMA drone program takes off into real-world uses
Students in Maine’s first university-level course on unmanned aerial vehicles are learning about uses for drones in areas such as real estate, agriculture, search-and-rescue, land management and construction.
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Maine parents still in the dark about criminal checks on school employees
Delayed setup of a state online database means the public can’t see background and credentials information for school district employees before October.