WEST BATH The future of school choice students — if West Bath withdraws from Regional School Unit 1 — was the center of conversation at a district workshop Monday night at the West Bath elementary school. Most of the more than 30 people who attended the workshop were parents of school choice students who live […]
October 2014
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Clock ticking on school closure petition
WISCASSET Residents have eight days to turn in a citizen petition that calls for a referendum allowing residents to decide if they will authorize the Wiscasset School Committee to close the Wiscasset Primary School. Town Clerk Christine Wolfe said 167 signatures of registered Wiscasset voters are needed on the petition, which has to be turned […]
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USM eyes cuts: 50 faculty jobs, 2 programs
PORTLAND The University of Southern Maine has a plan to cut 50 faculty positions and two programs in an effort to eliminate $6 million from its budget, according to a statement sent out by administrators on Monday. These cuts are the first phase in a yearlong effort to eliminate $16 million from the university’s budget […]
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Pejepscot Day School celebrating milestone
TOPSHAM Tucked away on a large parcel of family land off Route 196, drivers may never know Pejepscot Day School was there. But nestled between thick lines of trees in a ranch house the pre-school sits, as it has now for 25 years, impacting hundreds of children in the Mid-coast area. Owners Stephanie and Rene […]
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Bear hunting panel discussion Wednesday
BATH — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will host a panel discussion on Question 1 — whether baiting, hounding and trapping of bears should be stopped — at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bath City Hall, located at 55 Front St. in Bath. The event will kick off FOMB’s annual speaker series. This November, Maine voters will […]
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Chowder supper extends hours
PHIPPSBURG — The Popham Circle is hosting its annual haddock chowder supper from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Popham Chapel House, located at 971 Popham Road in Phippsburg. Jean Scott’s very popular haddock chowder will be accompanied by a salad bar, a tasty biscuit, beverages and home baked apple crisp with whipped cream. […]
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Topsham vet to speak
BRUNSWICK — Topsham veterinarian Dr. Susan B. Chadima, who also conducts veterinary work in Afghanistan, will speak about those experiences at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Morrell Meeting Room of the Curtis Memorial Library. The talk, presented by the American Association of University Women, is open to the public. Since her first six-week […]
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Verbal blunders raise questions about Biden’s discipline, appeal
WASHINGTON Vice President Joe Biden’s supporters often brush off his slips of the tongue as byproducts of the speakyour mind politics many Americans crave. But this time, Biden’s verbal blunders are causing more than just a few rough headlines and a momentary nuisance for the White House. Twice in two days, Biden had to apologize […]