The Wiscasset schools superintendent recommended the School Committee fire Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens, accusing the principal of several transgressions, including improperly authorizing the installation of a hidden camera.
2023
Posted inTimes Record
Bath-built destroyer shoots down another drone in Middle East
A defense official said the USS Mason shot down a drone launched by Houthi forces in Yemen, the latest in a series of engagements involving Bath-built destroyers in the region.
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Posted inMaine, News
Augusta Planning Board approves clinic for people recovering from opioid addiction
Discovery House plans to open an Acadia Healthcare Treatment Center at 14 Edison Drive in Augusta that would offer counseling and suboxone or methadone doses for patients in recovery from substance abuse.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Dow hits a record high after the Fed signals interest rate cuts are coming
Wall Street loves lower interest rates because they can relax the pressure on the economy and goose prices for all kinds of investments.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Experts can’t agree on Biden’s new student loan relief plan. What’s next.
Here’s a breakdown of the process and what happens now.
Posted inMaine, News
Vinalhaven ferry grounding was due to human error, investigations find
The Captain Richard G. Spear returned to service in mid-November, after about $150,000 in repairs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Another rate cut will further reduce electricity costs for CMP customers in 2024
A complicated formula drafted by federal and New England energy officials is behind the second announcement in as many weeks of an electricity rate cut.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The racial homeownership gap is widening. New rules might make it worse.
Banks are facing tougher capital requirements, which will probably make mortgages pricier for cash-poor home buyers and hurt minority borrowers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Madison man’s bill comes due as judge issues sentence in $51,000 price tag ‘ticket switching’ scam
Aaron Hoster, 51, had a “full-time job of stealing for two years,” said a judge who sentenced him to serve 33 months in prison.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Theater Project’s ‘Phantom Tollbooth’ stars 31 young actors
The theme of the play aligns with the ‘learning journey’ of the cast, the director says.