Finding people to take on summer jobs has been difficult in recent years. While some employers are still struggling, ‘it’s nowhere near where it was,’ a leader of the state’s hospitality industry said.
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Watch: Fire damages warehouse at Kennebec River Development Park in Winslow
The steel-sided warehouse is part of a former paper mill once owned by Scott Paper Co. and then Kimberly-Clark Corp. The former mill is now a warehouse for Marden’s Surplus & Salvage.
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Suspect in police chase indicted on new charge of attempting to set dog on fire with tequila
In October 2020, Christopher T. Farrow led police on a chase across central Maine and fled the state before he was arrested in Vermont months later.
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Oakland residents approve $8 million budget at town meeting
Some residents questioned the town’s plans to buy three police cruisers and 11 rifles, as well as about $30,000 in funding for local conservation organizations.
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Messalonskee High recognizes honor students
OAKLAND — Messalonskee High School has announced its third quarter honor roll students for the 2023-24 academic year. Seniors — High honors with distinction: Payton Alexander, Steven Anthony, Liana Arnold, Paisley Baron, Emelia Bean, Andrew Beckwith, Lia Brann, Ella Buck, Evan Carlson, Caleb Collins, Rebecca D’Amico and Kirsten Frost. Also, Malachi Gagnon, Hunter Gardner, Kevin Geaghan, […]
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Fairfield, Oakland students receive scholarships
Two local students, Gavin Lunt and Brayden Perry, are recipients of New Dimensions Federal Credit Union’s 2024 scholarship program. Lunt, of Fairfield, a senior at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, will pursue actuarial science at the University of Maine at Farmington this fall. Perry, of Oakland, a senior at Messalonskee High School in Oakland, will […]
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District-wide Cub Scout Pinewood Derby held in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO — The annual Scouting district Pinewood Derby races were held April 6 at the Vassalboro Community School, where Cubs raced blocks of wood they carved and decorated into race cars down a long metal track. Cub Scouts race small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track. The cars are powered only by gravity. With […]
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Chelsea man indicted for alleged machete attack
The 22-year-old victim was allegedly chopped at multiple times by another man with an 18-inch rusty machete.
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Waterville Senior High School names top 10 graduates for class of ’24
Beatrice Beale Tate is graduating first with an unweighted GPA of 98.663.
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Minor injuries reported in Oakland crash between 2 vehicles
One of the drivers involved was bleeding from the mouth but refused to be taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.