The graduating class of Maine’s first charter school numbered 35 at the school’s eighth commencement.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan police, fire officials probe vehicle, house fire
Skowhegan police and firefighters Friday afternoon responded to a vehicle fire that spread to a house on North Avenue and officials contacted the Office of State Fire Marshal to help determine the cause of the blaze.
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Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
MeANS program for challenged students graduates seven
The Threshold program at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences focuses on students whose lives make it difficult to attend school regularly.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center offering firefighter training for high schoolers
Students who complete the program will be able to volunteer with local departments, at a time when ranks are dwindling and the average age of firefighters is climbing.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Bed racers tear up Water Street at Skowhegan River Fest
Farmers market, rafting rides, fireworks part of festival’s Saturday events.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board, council to consider final plans for mill redevelopment
The Planning Board on Monday will review preliminary and final plans by North River Lockwood I LLC to develop 132 apartments at 6 and 8 Water St. as part of two phases of development.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Man injured when SUV slams into back of parked flatbed truck in Winslow
The truck was stopped on the side of Augusta Road when a Chevrolet Equinox sport utility vehicle crashed into the left rear of the flatbed, smashing the passenger side of the SUV.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Uplift project earns Randolph Planning Board approval
Construction on the five-unit residence is expected to begin later this summer.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta to require licenses, tighten regulations for home-based businesses
Ordinance changes approved by councilors Thursday will ban any new home-based auto repair businesses but grandfather existing such shops to allow them for as long as their current operators continue.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Maine Film Center donates ‘Last Tango’ proceeds
Mike Perreault and Jessica Shoudy pledged to donate the proceeds raised by the Bernardo Bertolucci film ‘Last Tango in Paris’ after an outcry over its depiction of sexual assault.