REED PLANTATION (AP) – Computer giant Apple and The Conservation Fund are donating a 32,400-acre conservation easement to Forest Society of Maine. The Reed Forest land is located in Aroostook County in northern Maine. Apple is also supporting The Conservation Fund’s donation of an endowment to the Forest Society that the society says will ensure […]
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Waterville residents donate $4 million to retirement community
WATERVILLE (AP) — A pair of Waterville residents are donating $4 million to a Portland retirement community. Elizabeth and Sidney Geller are giving the money to The Cedars. The donation will result in the campus being renamed The Elizabeth and Sidney Geller Senior Living Community at The Cedars. The Cedars is in the midst of […]
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State group preparing report about school reform
AUGUSTA (AP) – A state commission is figuring out how to reform Maine’s formula for funding public education and improve student performance. The commission will meet Monday in Augusta as it prepares a report for lawmakers due in January. In past meetings, commissioners have discussed using a statewide, regional or county-level teacher contract, and reducing […]
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YCCC student receives MEREDA Scholarship
WELLS — Ethan Towne, of North Berwick, a second-year York County Community College student has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) for study during the current academic year. A 2015 graduate of Seacoast Christian School, Ethan earned his certificate in precision machining operations in May of 2016 […]
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Wells prepares for Christmas Parade
WELLS — The Wells Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 31st annual Christmas Parade is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 11. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. from the Wells Plaza and proceeds north on Route 1 to the Wells Junior High School. The theme is “Christmas Fun for Everyone.” The Grand Marshal this year is […]
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Troopers chase, arrest fleeing suspect
SPRINGVALE — State troopers and Sanford Police apprehended and arrested a suspect during a chase through residential neighbrohoods Sunday. Sean-Michael Grenier, 23, was apprehended on Riverbank Court following a four-mile chase, according to a Maine State Police statement. Grenier was driving under five active suspensions and is in the York County Jail on Tuesday morning […]