The fire Sunday consumed more than 13 acres along Route 201, and firefighting efforts were complicated when an emergency call came in for a separate fire a few miles down the road, pulling resources away, Bingham fire Chief Scott Laweryson said.
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Palmyra couple indicted on charges they operated methamphetamine lab, endangered children
Jessica Quimby, 44, and Joseph R. Quimby, 41, were indicted last week by a Somerset County grand jury and are facing charges that include aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Moscow school registering kindergarten, preschool students for fall
Moscow Elementary School, 125 Canada Road, is registering new students for kindergarten and preschool classes starting in the fall. Preschool students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by Oct. 15. Moscow Elementary serves students in the areas of Bingham, Moscow, Concord, and Pleasant Ridge Plantation. To […]
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UMaine Presque Isle names local dean’s list students
PRESQUE ISLE — Local students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have been named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list. There are no longer distinctions between highest honors, high honors, and honors; instead, all students who achieve academic distinction appear on one honors list. Additionally, an award category has been added to […]
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Foundation awards grants in Franklin, Somerset counties
More than $78,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Franklin and Somerset counties. The 11 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $77,630 recommended by the Western Mountains Committee and two additional grants totaling $20,000 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from […]
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Upper Kennebec Valley schools name top 2 students from class of ’22
Kendra Godbout has been named valedictorian, and Emily Collins, salutatorian.
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Public water to continue flowing in Moscow after $24,000 utility bill is paid
The Moscow Water District owed the money to the water district in neighboring Bingham, prompting Bingham officials to threaten to end water service to customers in Moscow.
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State agency ‘dismayed’ that plans moving forward to discontinue water service to Moscow
The Office of the Public Advocate in a letter this week to the state Public Utilities Commission expressed concern that the PUC is allowing the Bingham Water District to stop water service next week to people in Moscow because of a dispute over an unpaid $24,000 bill.
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Moscow Water District receives disconnection warning after failing to pay $24,000 bill
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is investigating after the Bingham Water District, which provides water to customers in neighboring Moscow, said the Moscow district has failed to pay for service.
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Moscow school registering kindergarteners, preschoolers
Moscow Elementary School is registering new students for kindergarten and preschool classes starting in the fall, according to a news release from the school. Preschool students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by Oct. 15. Regional School Unit 83/Maine School Administrative District 13 — of which […]