2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” was one of the most critically-lauded action movies not just of its year, not just of its decade, but of all time. I will forever curse “Pitch Perfect 2” for opening the same weekend and doing better at the box office, thus keeping me from reviewing “Fury Road” (for the […]
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Guest Column: Don’t give up on FAFSA, your future
The rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could be “catastrophic” to the college enrollment of America’s high school Class of 2024, higher education experts recently told Congress. However, with public postsecondary education as the engine of upward mobility, the University of Maine System (UMS) won’t let that happen to […]
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SeniorsPlus announces June classes
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will offer the following classes in June. Classes are held in person at its Lewiston, Wilton, or Norway locations; online; or hybrid. Class locations are 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston; 9 Marston St., Norway; and 284 Main St., Suite 100, Wilton. Classes are free unless noted. Locations are fully accessible. Hearing assistive equipment […]
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Rumford-based school district tech director, teachers present computer science program
The Harold Alfond Foundation is investing $8.2 million in additional money into the original $1 million grant obtained by the Maine Math and Science Alliance in 2021, allowing the district to extend the computer science program an additional five years.
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Harrison to consider full-time fire chief, staff at town meeting
Annual town meeting warrant includes $62,000 for full-time fire chief, up to $162,000 for per diem fire station coverage, and $200,000 to go towards the future purchase of a fire truck.
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Stephanie Colby of Greenwood is Bethel’s new finance officer
BETHEL — Stephanie Colby of Greenwood has replaced longtime former finance officer Amy Hanscom, who resigned in March. Colby started June 3. She will be responsible for all the financials and payables and assisting with payroll from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Emma Davis, of Bethel, will assist Colby as the new finance […]
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The secret to Norway’s economic success? Historic preservation. Please thank Andrea Burns.
NORWAY — Imagine Main Street in South Paris without McLaughlin Garden and Homestead. Picture a gaping hole on Main Street in Norway where its renowned Opera House stands. Then there is the Fox School in South Paris, where generations of children learned and grew, and now provides housing for generations to come. Think about the rebirth […]
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Municipal leaders push back against Oxford Hills school district’s budget
This year marks the first time since the Great Recession of 2008 that the school board of directors has added a line item to the district’s budget for school building upkeep, ending a 15-year pattern of ‘deferred maintenance.’