The nature of the threat was unclear, but the MSAD 53 schools closed Tuesday over an abundance of caution.
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Fidium Fiber to expand high-speed internet service to Pittsfield area
As part of its expansion across Maine, the company will install new fiber optic lines in the coming months in Pittsfield and surrounding towns, which may lead to disruptions as work is completed.
Maine Central Institute names top 10 students
Addison Verrill has been named valedictorian, and Catherine Carter salutatorian.
Pittsfield student receives MCI Principal’s Award
Addison Verrill of Pittsfield, a senior at Maine Central Institute, has received the 2024 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “As I routinely visit Maine Central Institute theatre productions, music festivals, Model United Nation conferences, athletic meets, student […]
Belgrade camp hosts May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games
BELGRADE — Camp Bomazeen, a historic outdoor recreation site for generations of Scouts, became known as Planet Bomazeen during the first weekend in May to celebrate Star Wars Day, May 4. Scouting volunteers hosted nearly 100 Scouts for the May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games. Scouts competed in activities as individuals and […]
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.
International flavors abound at Pittsfield food festival
PITTSFIELD — Hundreds of people convened Sunday morning to indulge in nearly 20 unique dishes from 14 countries at the Maine Central Institute’s annual international food festival. MCI is a private high school that enrolls over 400 students, many of whom come to study from abroad. The food festival has become an annual tradition where both […]
Pittsfield man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assault charges involving children
A criminal complaint filed last year alleged that Charles Frost “did engage in a sexual act with a minor,” according to Somerset and Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
Bingham man with sex offense history indicted on charges he sexually assaulted minors last July
Christopher C. Cates, 48, of Bingham, who is a lifetime registered sexual offender, was indicted earlier this month on charges he sexually assaulted multiple children and later attempted to interfere in the investigation into his conduct following his arrest.
Three arrested on drug charges in Pittsfield bust
Arrested were Michael Wyllie, 46; Jamie Ramsdell, 43; Jennifer Hight, 47, all of whom lived at 693 Canaan Road, Pittsfield.