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 […]
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Maine steps up use of yellow flag law to seize weapons from those in crisis
The law went into effect in 2020, but it wasn’t widely used until the state signed a contract to make the necessary medical opinions available via telehealth.
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Civil rights group may seek federal probe of Maine’s indigent defense system
A forthcoming report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will detail shortcomings of legal services for the state’s poor.
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Bath shipyard union hints at willingness to strike again ahead of contract negotiations
Defense analysts caution another strike could be ‘disastrous’ for the shipyard.
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Hallowell-based school superintendent says payroll situation ‘much better’ even as mistakes continue
The payroll problems at Regional School Unit 2 were affecting about 116 employees two weeks ago, officials said.
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Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis
The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.
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Wiscasset valedictorian: ‘I’ve wanted to help my community from when I was a little girl’
Carolyn Potter, the valedictorian of Wiscasset Middle High School’s senior class, wants to continue her family’s tradition as first responders.
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Trump indicted in classified documents case in a historic first for a former president
The indictment arises from a monthslong investigation into whether he broke the law by holding onto hundreds of classified documents at his Palm Beach property, Mar-a-Lago.