Sen. Susan Collins requested the funding, which will reduce the training timeline from five years to three and pay for 85 housing units and 150 more child care slots.
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Brunswick again hikes firefighter pay to help with recruitment, retention
The Brunswick Fire Department recently had 10 vacant positions as some firefighters left for higher-paying departments or to start other careers.
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Bath-built destroyer helps shoot down 5 missiles, 12 drones in Houthi attack
U.S. forces, including the USS Laboon, shot down the barrage in the Red Sea; it was the latest Houthi attack in the Middle East in support of Hamas.
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The Holy Donut to open Brunswick store
Portland-based The Holy Donut, known for its decadent potato doughnuts, will replace the old Tim Horton’s on Pleasant Street in Brunswick.
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Bath-built USS Laboon shoots down 4 drones in Red Sea
The USS Laboon is part of an international campaign to protect Middle East shipping lanes from Hamas-supporting Houthi forces in Yemen.
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Wiscasset principal fired over hidden camera
The Wiscasset School Committee fired Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens, who said she authorized the installation of a hidden camera in a food pantry that kept getting broken into.
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Wiscasset school officials detail shock over hidden camera during principal’s dismissal hearing
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens faces possible termination after she ordered the installation of a hidden camera in an area where students changed clothes.
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Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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Bath-built USS Carney shoots down swarm of 14 drones in Middle East
U.S. military officials said the barrage of “one-way attack drones” was launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
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Basketball: Richmond girls, boys claim doubleheader sweep against Carrabec
Richmond girls hang on to beat Cobras 44-43; boys prevail 52-42.