KENNEBUNK — The school board Monday authorized the start of a search for an interim superintendent to replace Katie Hawes, who resigned last month after months of controversy over the district’s handling of two racist incidents. The decision to begin the search comes just weeks after Regional School Unit 21 confronted another racially tinged incident […]
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Byron York: Now, word of a mysterious third ‘scope memo’ for Robert Mueller
The 448-page Mueller report has been public for two months, so it might seem strange that the Justice Department’s original instructions to special counsel Robert Mueller, outlining what he was assigned to investigate, are still a secret. But they are. And now, it turns out those instructions were more extensive than previously known. Until now, […]
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Former Libertarian House nominee from Bath charged with attempted murder
A former Libertarian Party nominee for the Maine House was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a woman in the Piscataquis County community of Shirley on Monday morning and led Maine State Police on a short car chase. Police arrested Christopher Hallowell, 24, of Bath, at gunpoint after he crashed his SUV in […]
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Area students on dean’s list at University of New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. — A number of local students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2019 semester. Students named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors […]
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LePage’s final year in office included 39 days in Florida, $33,000 trip to Montenegro
Last August, then-Gov. Paul LePage had a serious cardiac event in Canada. Not until the next day did anybody outside his inner circle know he’d been out of the country, and it would be more than a month before the public learned he had experienced a medical issue serious enough to require him to be evacuated via LifeFlight to […]
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Our Government and Climate Change
Editor, These days one might feel like we are living in some post-World War II dystopian novel. (Example: In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, people employed by the fire department are not selfless public servants who extinguish destructive blazes. Instead, “firemen” are deployed by the state to go around burning any books they can find.) In a […]
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Dumpster fire briefly closes baggage claim area at jetport
Cardboard in a dumpster ignited Monday afternoon, briefly closing down the baggage claim area at the Portland International Jetport. The fire was reported about 2:30 p.m., and firefighters quickly extinguished it, said Zachary Sundquist, a spokesman for the airport. The dumpster contained cardboard, which somehow ignited, Sundquist said. No one was hurt, but the emergency […]
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Suspect out on bail arrested on OUI charges
WATERBORO — On Friday, a man was arrested in Waterboro for operating under the influence while alleged driving with a suspended license. At about 10 p.m. on July 5, York County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cody Frazier stopped a speeding vehicle in Waterboro. The operator of the vehicle, Kyle Allman, 32, of Waterboro was arrested for […]
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Grammy winner to headline tribute to George H.W. and Barbara Bush
KENNEBUNK — In December 2018, songwriter and Christian singer Michael W. Smith performed at the Washington, D.C. funeral of former President George W. Bush, and now on Aug. 3 in the Kennebunk High School auditorium, Smith will present a musical evening of songs dedicated to the late president and his wife, including President Bush’s favorite, “Friends.” […]
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