Dresden is not the only municipality critical of Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan. Farmingdale and Monmouth officials are also questioning how they would pay what the district is asking.
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Dresden masons give $300 to Richmond food pantry
Dresden Masonic Lodge 103 A.F. & A.M. recently donated $300 to the Richmond Area Food Pantry. The donation was made possible by a grant from the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation through the Masons Assisting Communities initiative. Pantry President Lauren Haven, Lodge Master Worshipful Fletcher Atkinson, Secretary Right Worshipful Kevin Campbell, Senior Warden Brother Jeff Pierce […]
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Ames Mill owners look to sell ‘old stuff’ at Richmond building
Acord family holds “liquidation sale” over weekend to help clear out mill.
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Historic Ames Mill in Richmond to host liquidation sale this weekend
There will be enough items to cover 20,000 square feet inside the building that was constructed in the early 1880s.
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Richmond officials highlight reasons for going through withdrawal process from Hallowell-area school district
If Richmond withdraws from Regional School Unit 2, the town could pay an estimated $400,000 more in its first year as a standalone school district than it does as part of the Hallowell-area unit.
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Hallowell-area school board members encourage public to attend upcoming budget meetings
RSU 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold said staff wages have to increase because they are “working harder and more hours.”
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Richmond town manager leaving to accept position in Oxford
Adam Garland, who took his first job in Richmond in 2006 as a member of its police department, is leaving the role of town manager he’s had for about 2½ years.
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Richmond native named Service Person of the Month
GROTON, Conn. — Naval Submarine Base New London celebrated one of their own Feb. 16 when a sailor assigned to the base was recognized as Service Person of the Month by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut and the New London Lions Club. Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Kieleyanne Chaisson, a native of Richmond, who […]
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Richmond Area Senior Center quilting projects become ‘warm’ gifts
The quilting club has worked since December on lap quilts it is donating to Richmond Eldercare residents.
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Central Maine restaurateurs work through uncertainty
Eleven months after the global coronavirus pandemic was declared, three restaurant owners talk about pushing past profound challenges to start or sustain their new businesses.