Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
April 7, 2013

Maranacook principal to step down at year’s end

Carol Fritz has resigned as principal of Maranacook Community High School, effective at the end of the year, after the Regional School Unit 38 school board voted not to renew Fritz’s contract last week.
Published
April 7, 2013

RSU 38 budget packs 4.4 percent increase, but additional cuts sought

After a first round of cuts, Regional School Unit 38, serving Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne, is left with a 4.4 percent increase in its budget next year.
Published
April 7, 2013

Hallowell may honor its granite roots with waterfront crane

The Hallowell City Council has approved the installation in Waterfront Park of a historical granite crane that the city received as a gift 10 years ago.
Published
April 4, 2013

Gardiner officials dispute town’s involvement in sting operation

Gardiner city officials are saying Winthrop Police Chief Joe Young’s recent comments about a controversial sting operation were “not accurate.”
Published
April 2, 2013

Winthrop council confines art festival to sidewalks

The Winthrop Town Council has turned down a request to close Main Street during the Winthrop Sidewalk Art Festival in August, after several downtown businesses said closing the street would be hard on their customers and people with disabilities.
Published
April 1, 2013

Winthrop council retains statewide arrest powers for local police

Winthrop Police Chief Joe Young defended the statewide arrest powers granted to his officers, and the Town Council left the policy in place and intact on Monday.
Published
March 29, 2013

Hall-Dale librarian named library media specialist of the year

Jody Bachelder, the head librarian for Hall-Dale schools, was awarded the Maine Association of School Libraries’ Walter J. Taranko School Library Media Specialist of the Year award in a surprise ceremony Friday.
Published
March 29, 2013

Bills to limit charter schools funding, approval slated for Monday hearings

The Legislature’s education committee on Monday will hear a handful of bills to cut school district payments to charter schools and require local voter approval of new charter schools.
Published
March 28, 2013

Area leaders, residents gather at the capital for gun control

Augusta Mayor William Stokes and Hallowell Mayor Charlotte Warren lead an effort Thursday to gain support for combating illegal gun trafficking.
Published
March 27, 2013

Washington voters to decide on money for paving

Washington voters will decide on whether to fund an additional $40,000 for paving so the town can start fixing its roads in a more organized way.