About a dozen Skowhegan Area High School students took part in a 17-minute indoor assembly that school officials wanted to keep low-key after being the target of threats two weeks ago.
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New York man wanted in Maine, New Hampshire over drugs charges
Anthony Englesbobb, 31, who is nearing the end of a yearlong sentence at the Maine State Prison, is facing a cocaine possession charge in Winslow as well as in New Hampshire.
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Posted inMaine Crime
Police arrest juvenile after dumpster set on fire in Oakland
A 14-year-old was charged with arson Monday after a blaze was set outside of the Early Bird Restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire destroys Oakland home; men escape uninjured
The blaze at 36 Oak St. was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday night, drawing some 30 firefighters to the scene.
Posted inBusiness
New FirstPark director brings development experience to job in Oakland
Jim Dinkle, a native of Kentucky coming by way of Arizona, is seeking to hit the ground running with the business park.
Posted inLocal & State
Messalonskee grad earns U.S. Army’s 2017 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award
Ryan McCarthy, 28, of Belgrade Lakes, prepared for a year to compete in the U.S. Army’s Best Warrior Competition and earned top honors in the grueling test in October.
Posted inLocal & State
Hundreds fed at community Thanksgiving dinners around central Maine
Free dinners were offered at Le Club Calumet in Augusta and Messalonskee High School in Oakland, among other spots.
Posted inLife & Culture, Schools and Education
Choral album made by Oakland area students nominated for Grammy Award
Students in the choral programs in the Oakland-based school district recorded “Songs of Darkness and Hope,” about the Holocaust, in April 2016.
Posted inLocal & State
Oakland Town Council accepts safety grant, discusses potential multi-use trail
The town manager also announced the new name for the park along Belgrade Avenue.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News
China, Oakland, Winslow elect town government officials
China residents also voted on three local referendums that involved building a fire pond, donations to nonprofits and renting space on the town’s communications tower.