Food Mobile to visit Litchfield LITCHFIELD — Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be distributing around 7,000 pounds of food, including fresh produce and assortment of meats, essential nonperishable items and breads to people in need in the Litchfield area from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the Litchfield Central Fire Station, […]
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Rockport hires former Sabattus town manager
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board unanimously voted Monday night to hire a Camden man as its next town manager. Richard Bates begins his new job immediately. The employment agreement calls for a three-year contract with an annual salary starting at $80,000. “This is a dream job for me,” Bates said after he signed the […]
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RSU 4 School Board to consider new budget Wednesday
WALES — RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said he’s trimmed $160,000 from the proposed 2013-14 school budget. He’ll ask directors to weigh in on it, and set a new budget vote on Wednesday. A $17.7 million budget was defeated this past Tuesday during a referendum vote. Hodgkin said he’s now tentatively anticipating $120,000 more from […]
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Well done – Students graduate
HAMDEN, Conn. — Richard Danieli of New Gloucester received a Master of Health Science in radiologist assistant from Quinnipiac University during a commencement ceremony held May 12. — WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Eastern Connecticut State University’s 123rd Commencement took place May 14. Alexander Verrill graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport and leisure management. […]
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74 graduate from CMMC CONHP
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions graduated 54 nursing and 20 radiography students recently in a ceremony at the Lewiston Middle School. Having successfully completed the college’s education programs, the graduates were awarded associate degrees in the applied science of nursing or radiologic technology. A number of graduating […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BOSTON — Brittany Martin, daughter of Jeanne and Dan Martin of Lewiston, has been named to the dean’s list with distinction for the spring 2013 semester at Boston University. A 2011 graduate of Lewiston High School, Martin is majoring in graphic design. — ST. PAUL, Minn. — Esther Schlotterbeck of Lewiston graduated from Macalester College on […]
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New Sabattus fire chief already known as a hero
SABATTUS — Marc Veilleux was a firefighter in a neighboring town, driving his daughter to school when he spotted flames and pulled a woman from a burning building on Middle Street. A year later, Veilleux is the town’s new fire chief. He calls it pure coincidence, and he’s still modest about the rescue. “It’s one […]
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After defeat, RSU 4 starts school budget over
WALES — The morning after the school budget’s defeat at the polls, RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said he expected to have a new, leaner budget before voters in four to six weeks. The $17.7 million budget, a 0.85 percent increase over the current year, narrowly passed in a referendum in Wales and Litchfield before […]
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Voters in RSU 4 defeat school budget
WALES — Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales defeated the $17.7 million RSU 4 budget Tuesday, according to election results from town clerks. The combined tally was 292-331. The vote in Sabattus was 121-180. It passed narrowly in the other two towns: Litchfield, 109-100, and Wales, 62-51. The budget for 2013-14, $17.75 million, was a […]
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Sabattus voters shorten town meeting, OK gun ordinance
SABATTUS — Traditional town meeting is over. In a 220-60 referendum vote on Tuesday, residents decided to start holding the town meeting on a weekday evening instead of a Saturday, according to results from Town Clerk Suzanne Adams. By a 227-65 vote, they also agreed to trim the size of the warrant for those meetings. […]