RSU 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold said staff wages have to increase because they are “working harder and more hours.”
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Messalonskee High School esports awarded fully equipped lab
The High School Esports League and Army National Guard announced 25 winners from across the country. Messalonskee will get its lab May 10.
Travis Mills Foundation retreat in Rome ramps back up for summer
The lakeside retreat opened in the summer of 2017 and plans to resume the summer family retreats that were halted in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Waterville man who exposed himself sentenced on firearms charge for possessing flare gun
Nicholas R. Hutchings, 35, was sentenced Friday on a firearms charge and several counts of indecent conduct in three Maine counties.
Connecticut man, who removed ankle bracelet and fled, sentenced to 18 months for Waterville chase
Shelvonn Jones fled Waterville police in August 2020, reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour and swerving toward cruisers, before crashing and being arrested.
Amy Calder: Helping those in need
The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.
More than $120,000 worth of fentanyl seized in Oakland drug bust
The fentanyl weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said.
Belgrade Planning Board hearing includes spirited debate on commercial permit application
Shawn Grant, owner of Brightside Wooden Boat Services off Hulin Road, seeks to change his business permit from home occupancy to commercial.
Skowhegan High and Tech Center receive female diversity award for participation in computer science course
Award is based on enrollment during the 2019-20 school year. Teacher Kim McEwen is continuing to work toward providing more STEM-based learning opportunities to students in Maine School Administrative District 54.
Video: Augusta students topple 1,333 cereal boxes in philanthropic lesson benefitting food bank
Students and community members collect the cereal boxes for the Augusta Food Bank. The food will save the food bank about $5,000.