The Waterville Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday and took a second, final vote to approve a budget that gives salary increases to teachers and educational technicians.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Acquisition of Hampden recycling and waste-to-energy plant expected within two weeks
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, plans to buy the plant and updated the public Wednesday on the progress of the purchase.
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Clinton toddler dies after falling into water-filled storage bin, police say
The bin was outside the home on Elwood Drive and had filled with rainwater when the boy came upon it Tuesday and somehow toppled in, according to Clinton police Chief Stanley ‘Rusty’ Bell.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees confirm two-week extension to chancellor’s contract
Two weeks after the short-term extension was announced to state lawmakers, the University of Maine System board of trustees votes to extend Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s contract to July 11.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council approves $51.6 million city and school budget
Spending increases boost city’s property tax rate by 35 cents per $1,000 worth of assessed valuation, instead of the planned 50 cents.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Madison man charged in sexual assault case involving child
The arrest Monday of Matthew Jacob, 33, is the second case in recent weeks of a Madison man being charged with unlawful sexual contact involving a child, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Gardiner store robber to serve 30 months in prison on felony charge
Joshua L. Brown was identified as the robber, including by his own mother, after police circulate security video image of him at the Big Apple store.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County
Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.
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Authorities seek suspects after vandals damage beehives at Albion farm
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after it appears at least one vehicle, perhaps an ATV, struck several beehives over the weekend at Swan’s Honey on Bessey Ridge Road in Albion.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Grant program gives lifeline to central Maine farms struggling to cover rising costs
The initiative run by the Maine Farmland Trust has provided financial support to farms in Albion, Somerville, West Gardiner and elsewhere that complete a 2-year program meant to fine-tune their business plans.