PHIPPSBURG — Phippsburg residents who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15, 2012, are eligible to enter kindergarten for the 2012-13 academic year at Phippsburg Elementary School. Parents of Phippsburg children in that age bracket are asked to contact Tammy Doran at 389-1514 or email [email protected] to provide contact information and discuss […]
March 2012
Healey offers LHS accreditation update
LISBON The Lisbon School Committee heard an annual report Monday night from the principal of Lisbon High School on where the school stands with its accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Principal Ken Healey also took the opportunity to prepare the committee for a return visit by the NEASC Commission on […]
Mt. Ararat High club aims to ‘Cram the Van’
TOPSHAM During winter, the cold weather forces many people to choose between heating or feeding their family. “Fortunately, many food drives help families be able to have both food and warmth,” states a release issued by the Mt. Ararat High School Interact Club. “However, when winter is slowly fading away, the cold weather still remains,” […]
RSU 1 lines up free ride to engineering expo
BATH The Morse High School Guidance Office will host a free bus trip to the University of Maine’s Engineering Expo on Saturday for students and parents in Regional School Unit 1 and surrounding communities. “Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, educators, government agencies, industry and engineering societies will provide hands- on activities and exhibits throughout […]
SAGADAHOC SHERIFF
Arrests Errol Staples, 27, of 10 Bluff Road, Bath, Feb. 23, 11:44 a.m., charged on three Sagadahoc County warrants for failure to appear, on Bluff Road in Bath. Gloria Plutchak, 36, of 438 Post Road, Bowdoinham, Feb. 16, 2:20 p.m., charged with violating protection from abuse order, in Bowdoinham. Bail, $500.
Obama salutes Iraq war vets at White House dinner
WASHINGTON ( AP) — With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid solemn tribute to the many. The president who opposed the Iraq war from its outset thanked those who fought its battles by sitting down to a candlelit meal with a small cross section of the millionplus who served […]
‘Huge’ TRICARE savings expected from higher pharmacy co-pays
The biggest knife for slicing TRICARE costs off future defense budgets is not new and higher enrollment fees or deductibles proposed for retirees and their families who use one of the military’s health insurance options of TRICARE Prime, Standard, Extra or, for the elderly, TRICARE for Life. Those phased increases, as detailed here last week, […]
Late season snow hits N.E.
CONCORD, N. H. ( AP) — Snow plow drivers who watched their hopes of a long, busy season melt away months ago were happy Thursday to get back to work. “In October, I thought we were going to get all sorts of snowstorms and ( it) was going to be a good season for plowing, […]
House OKs request for court’s advice on state treasurer issue
AUGUSTA ( AP) — The Maine House on Thursday formally requested advice from the state supreme court on a Democratic lawmaker’s question about whether the Republican state treasurer is involved in illegal private business dealings. By a 122-0 vote, representatives passed a Republican-sponsored order seeking an opinion from the high court while setting aside a […]
Man arrested after shooting at car
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A 20- year-old Cornville man has been arrested after police say he fired a single shot from a .22- caliber rifle through a car’s windshield while the driver was inside. Alan Sipe was taken into custody following the incident around 11: 15 a. m. Wednesday. Skowhegan Police Chief Michael Emmons said the […]