Though most of the budget operations were building-based, there are still some issues to sort out before finalizing the budget in the spring. At the same time, the district is moving forward with the process of hiring a superintendent.
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Collins, King upbeat that electoral count reforms will pass during Congress’s lame duck session
The Senate bill, which aims to prevent a repeat of the tactic insurrectionists used on Jan. 6, 2021, gained six more sponsors this week.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Police: 3 hospitalized after SUV rolls over on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield
Lincoln man who was driving the SUV on Monday suffered injuries after he was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled over.
Posted inElection 2022
Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tentative settlement reached in Summit Natural Gas rate hike request
The Office of the Public Advocate negotiates a proposed 200% rate hike down to 49%. The PUC still must review the proposal before it can be approved.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Most CMP customers to see rise of nearly 50% in electricity supply rates
Utility regulators blame high natural gas prices on the continued surge in cost. The new rate will take effect in January.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
News Center Maine anchor Pat Callaghan retiring after 43 years
He began as a Maine TV news reporter in 1979 and has been co-anchor of the station’s main newscasts since 1989. His last day is Dec. 9.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Large solar project to break ground in central Maine
The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
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Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage
Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school district
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.