Christa McAuliffe was 37 and a popular teacher from New Hampshire when she and six others died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, Amy Calder writes.
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Augusta, Waterville among top communities in Maine for increasing home sale prices
The two cities were among the top 10 in Maine, and the two most northern communities, for largest increases in median sale prices for homes from 2021 to 2022.
Basketball: Officials at small schools offer mixed opinions on proposed new Class S division
Proponents say Class S, which would feature schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer, has its advantages, but not everyone agrees.
Skiing: After slow start to season, racing slate starts to pick up
Titcomb Mountain hosts KVAC/MVC Alpine race.
Snow followed by rain tamps down snowfall totals in central Maine
The most recent storm to move into the region left about 6 inches of snow in places such as Jackman and Manchester, but when people got up Thursday morning the totals had diminished due to the following rain.
Project planned for downtown Waterville would provide more than 60 housing units
As part of the plan, buildings at the corner of Temple and Front streets, as well as a former office building at the corner of Appleton and Front, would be razed and two buildings initially constructed in their place.
Local roundup: Richmond girls basketball tops Valley
Kara Briand scores 25 points for the Bobcats.
Boys basketball: Winslow fends off Lawrence in tight affair
Black Raiders defeat Bulldogs 63-61 to earn crucial KVAC win.
Garage in China destroyed by fire, vehicles damaged
No one was hurt in the blaze Tuesday morning on Pleasant View Ridge Road, according to a fire official.
Sidelines: Family of Dick Meader honors his memory with gifts to Carrabec basketball teams
New sneakers, warmup shirts provide another example of the coaching icon’s impact, staff writer Mike Mandell writes.