FARMINGTON — Franklin County Detective Stephen Charles was recognized Monday as Deputy of the Quarter during a county commissioners’ meeting. Commissioners also accepted the resignations of two corporals at the Sheriff’s Office. Lt. David St. Laurent said Charles, who was honored for the third quarter, has been assigned to drug investigations for the past year. […]
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Rumford special education teacher to retire
RUMFORD — Longtime special education teacher Vicki Broomhall Amoroso has decided it’s time to retire and get on with more of her many interests. Amoroso, 64, a Rumford native, began her 38-year career teaching for a year in Bangor before coming to Rumford. “I love Maine and this part of the state,” she said. Her […]
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Rangeley literacy project goes around the world
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors this week were told that Rangeley Lakes Regional School students have sent their journals to friends and strangers around the world, who will add entries and return them. It’s a project that middle school literacy teacher Robin George works on with sixth-graders. She compares the project to sending […]
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Rumford board wants progress report from Charter Commission
RUMFORD — Selectmen decided Monday night that they will not consider extending the terms of Charter Commission members, as previously requested, without receipt of a preliminary progress report by Nov. 1, Selectman Brad Adley said late Tuesday afternoon. That report was supposed to be provided to selectmen by the commission nine months after it formed. […]
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Reporters notebook: Fond farewell to Duplissis
LEWISTON — The resignation of Diane Duplissis was accepted May 12 by the Lewiston School Committee — albeit reluctantly. Duplissis is the executive assistant to Superintendent Bill Webster, serving on the front line, compiling reports and handling calls and queries from parents, officials and reporters. She was lauded by School Committee Chairman Jim Handy for everything […]
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Republican state Sen. Flood won’t seek re-election
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state Sen. Patrick Flood says he does not plan to seek re-election this year. The Republican from Winthrop told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1bMAF3R ) he wants to travel with his wife and spend time with his mother. The 62-year-old Flood is best known for his work on the state’s budget-writing committee. […]
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Reporters notebook: Amnott retiring; this time he means it
LEWISTON — Did you hear? Paul Amnott is retiring. Again. He means it this time: r-e-t-i-r-i-n-g. Amnott, a 37-year veteran for the Lewiston School Department, and long-time assistant principal at Lewiston High School, retired in June 2012. At least, that was his plan. A few months later, Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster got news that Lewiston […]
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LePage’s chief legal counsel resigning for Navy Reserve tour in Afghanistan
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is expected to appoint a new chief legal counsel next week in the wake of the resignation Thursday of Michael Cianchette, who is shipping out to Afghanistan soon for a tour with the U.S. Navy Reserve. Cianchette, who joined the LePage administration as deputy legal counsel days after the 2010 […]