A CLOSER LOOK The complete list of proposed school district consolidation plans filed with the Department of Education is at www.maine.gov/education/supportingschools/index.html. The state Department of Education says all 290 school districts in Maine filed their required paperwork listing possible partners under the mandated school consolidation law, and it appears the goal of creating just 80 […]
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Pike Industries antitrust suit settled
The Maine State Attorney General’s office has reached a settlement with Pike Industries, headquartered in Belmont, N.H., after the state alleged Pike Industries had violated antitrust laws. Pike Industries has entered into a consent agreement, while maintaining that it did not violate antitrust laws in its 2005 acquisition of its competitor, Blue Rock Industries, based […]
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Windham's Mann to participate in Jimmy Fund Walk in Boston, Sept. 16
This year, Vicki Mann from Windham will be taking on one mission – the fight against cancer, by participating in one walk for one cause – the Jimmy Fund. Join your neighbors in this effort by registering for the 19th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Sept. 16. Mann will join more than […]
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John and Donna Call, geocachers extraordinaires
John Call, of Windham, and his wife Donna began geocaching two years ago when they found a little write-up about it in Parade magazine, while reading through the Sunday paper. An ex-builder and home designer, Call found himself sitting in an office a lot. “When we read about it we thought it sounded like a […]
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Your house could be featured on HGTV's 'If Walls Could Talk'
“If Walls Could Talk” the weekly series, which airs Sundays on HGTV, is coming to Maine (about a two-hour radius of Augusta) to film homes with intriguing pasts and unusual stories. Now in production on its ninth season, the series kicks off with new homeowners who make surprising historical discoveries about their homes as they […]
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Driver safety course for ages 50-plus
An AARP driver safety course for drivers 50 years of age and older will be presented at the Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road in Windham, on two consecutive Saturdays, Sept. 22 and 29. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each of the two dates and participants must attend […]
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Bonny Eagle football cuts
BE 1 Bonny Eagle sophomore quarterback Joe Davis keeps the ball in an Aug. 24 preseason game against Biddeford. Courtesy photo by Susan Durst BE 2 and BE 2A (same cutline for both-use best one) Bonny Eagle’s quarterback Joe Davis rushes for a two-point conversion against Biddeford. Courtesy photo by Susan Durst BE3 Bonny Eagle’s […]
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Owners, police clash after kennel raid
As John Frasca looked at his yard filled with a York County Emergency Management Agency communications van, a canteen truck, tents set up for animal rescue workers and a line of cars parked on in the grass along his driveway, he heard sirens coming down the dirt road leading to his home in Buxton. “This […]
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Asphalt plant tour
/////You’ve got some alphabet soup in here? You need to cut back on the acronyms. I would honestly start with Babino. He seems to have the most compelling story here, with three people in his family with cancer. I wanted more detail on his story. That could then be balanced out with your research – […]
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Good breeding
The American Kennel Club conducts its own inspections of approximately 5,000 kennels each year. Breeders who have major kennel deficiencies may lose AKC privileges (ability to register dogs or compete in events). In some cases, fines will be imposed, AKC privileges may be suspended indefinitely and appropriate law enforcement authorities are contacted. To find a […]