State police are investigating a burglary attempt and armed robbery early Sunday morning, both reportedly committed by a person wearing a skull face mask and driving a blue car.
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Police: Man wearing ‘skull face mask’ tried to burglarize Sidney store, rob man in Oakland
Maine State police are investigating an attempted burglary and armed robbery early Sunday morning that were reportedly committed by the same person.
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RSU 18 school district increases lunch prices to combat program deficit
Federal requirements, lack of funding, price caps and more are pushing lunch costs onto local taxpayers, school officials said, forcing them to increase lunch prices by 10 cents.
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Oakland police officers vote to join union
Patrol officers voted 6-0 Friday to join the Maine Association of Police, a move that initially shocked the town manager.
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MaineGeneral imaging, laboratory services to move from FirstPark to Thayer
Orthopaedic and related X-ray services will remain at 107 FirstPark Drive, but MaineGeneral Health’s imaging and laboratory services are moving to the Thayer Center for Health on North Street in Waterville.
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Executive director of the Kennebec Regional Development Authority to resign
Brad Jackson, who began in 2013, will be leaving his position at the end of the month.
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Oakland man charged with illegal possession of painkillers, cocaine
Nicholas Hinerman, 28, was being arrested on an unrelated charge when the eight bags of fentanyl and more than a gram of cocaine were discovered.
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After years of waiting, Oakland set to receive grant for sidewalk work
The town of Oakland originally wrote the grant in 2012 and completed its contribution years ago, but it never received the state grant to make crosswalks ADA-compliant.
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RSU 18 school board discusses how to get funding for buildings
The board also talked about hazards found in schools by a state fire marshal’s office official.
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Superintendent of Oakland-based RSU 18 school district to step down in June
After nearly eight years with RSU 18, Gary Smith is handing over the reins to assistant superintendent Carl Gartley.