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Bill to decrease energy costs passes
AUGUSTA — A bill to make heat pumps more affordable to Mainers has been approved by the Legislature, and now goes to Gov. Paul LePage. The bill, LD 1558, won overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers. The House of Representatives approved the measure 109-35 last week, and the Senate unanimously passed the bill. Heat pumps, […]
School districts could get more control over state funding
AUGUSTA — A bill that would give school districts the authority to ask voters what to do if they receive extra education money from the state was approved by the Senate last Thursday. The House passed the measure earlier in the week. Gov. Paul LePage has 10 days to sign the bill into law, veto […]
Wells couple wins dream wedding
WELLS — Michelle White and Justin Perry from Wells, Maine, are the winners of the 2016 Real Maine Wedding of the Year contest! The couple will immediately start planning their $100,000 dream wedding, which will be held in York, Maine, this October. Michelle and Justin were one of 36 couples that created a 2-minute entry […]
‘ Bee-Bots’ donated to Wells Elementary
WELLS — On March 10th, Wells Elementary School Technology teacher Marty Cryer received a donation from actress and Portland native, Anna Kendrick from “The Twilight Saga” and “Up in the Air” as part of the DonorsChoose #BestSchoolDay crowd-funding campaign. Kendrick donated $570 for the purchase of a hive of six Bee-Bots or computer coding robots […]
‘Nunsense’ comes to Kittery
Patrick Dorow Productions, a live performance theater and education company, presents ‘Nunsense’, winner of four Outer Critics Circle awards including Best off Broadway Musical, running April 8 -24, at The Star Theatre in Kittery. Tickets are available at The Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Road Kittery, Box office: 439- 3800 or www.patrickdorowproductions.com. Limited cabaretstyle seating […]
Wells Reserve plans Earth Day celebration
Join folks at the Wells Reserve to celebrate beautiful planet Earth on April 22 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Wells Reserve, Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. This event is family friendly, fun, and free. For more information call 207- 646-4521.
Arundel theater preps for first season
ARUNDEL — George Dvorsky is setting the stage for a successful first season at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, a new music venue at the former Arundel Barn Playhouse. Vinegar Hill LLC announced in November its plans to purchase the former farmhouse and barn on Old Post Road, just off Route 1. The barn was used […]
Judge wins case over court rescheduling
PORTLAND — A Superior Court justice has ruled in favor of a York County probate judge in a class action lawsuit initiated by a woman who claimed the judge’s rescheduling of court dates resulted in her losing guardianship of her granddaughter. But in his ruling, issued Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren also criticized Probate […]
Ogunquit museum hires an interim director
Andres Verzosa will run the museum until a permanent director is found.