The state is deciding how to use federal funds for improving high-speed internet access, and wants public input on some of the priorities that have been identified so far.
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All four SAD 75 towns back $52.8 million spending plan
Voters approved the budget at the polls on Tuesday.
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House of Representatives vote calls for release of Bowdoin College grad detained by Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Bowdoin College Class of 2014, was accused of spying following his March 29 arrest by the Russian Security Service.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Sexual harassment complaint against former Maine judge dismissed
Samantha Pike and Natasha Irving sued former District Judge Charles Budd last fall, accusing him of making sexual advances toward them at a conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Federal lawsuit challenges Maine’s limits on public funding for religious schools
The Catholic Diocese of Portland, St. Dominic Academy in Auburn and parents of a student from Whitefield say the state’s tuition program discriminates against religious schools.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Rate hike approvals add to rising bills for CMP, Versant customers
The PUC approved an increase tied to renewable energy policies that will combine with a previous rate hike to raise an average CMP customer’s bill by more than $10 a month beginning July 1.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
State flag referendum survives challenge in the House
The bill’s sponsor says the secretary of state plans to work with a bipartisan group to choose a version of the popular 1901 flag for voters to consider this fall.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Richmond School Department strengthens high school graduation requirements
Officials have upped the minimum required credit-equivalents from 15 to 21 in the district’s first major policy shift away from Regional School Unit 2.
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A wrinkle in Maine flag debate: Popular old design isn’t the original
Both the House and Senate have passed a bill to allow Mainers to vote on restoring the 1901 design depicting a blue star and green pine tree as the state flag – determining what that would look like is the challenge.
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Richmond resident awarded prestigious music scholarship
Elijah Huttman, of Richmond, has been named a Filene Music Scholarship winner at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is a graduating senior from Hall-Dale High School. Huttman was selected from a large field of applicants as one of 26 finalists. Scholarship winners are chosen annually from the finalists during the Filene Music […]