Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
January 12, 2012

‘It would be very unpleasant to have kids on the buses right now’

AUGUSTA — All Capitol-area public school districts closed today and for many it is the first snow day of the year.
Published
January 12, 2012

State board sets school construction funding priority list

AUGUSTA — School construction projects in Newport and Sanford make up two-thirds of a list of projects the State Board of Education has committed to fund.
Published
January 11, 2012

Hallowell pot shop open for business

HALLOWELL — The state’s newest medical marijuana dispensary opened Tuesday to the public for the first and last time.
Published
January 11, 2012

Dispensary revealed to public

HALLOWELL — The state’s newest medical marijuana dispensary opened Tuesday to the public for the first and last time.
Published
January 9, 2012

Water Street revival

AUGUSTA — A job at his father’s glass company brought Tobias Parkhurst back to central Maine after a career in professional skateboarding.
Published
January 7, 2012

Towns study school district changes

AUGUSTA — Communities that want to withdraw from school districts formed in the last round of state-mandated consolidation are now allowed to begin the secession process.
Published
January 7, 2012

School district secessions now allowed

AUGUSTA — Communities that want to withdraw from school districts formed in the last round of state-mandated consolidation are now allowed to begin the secession process.
Published
January 5, 2012

Restructuring plan rejected in RSU 38

READFIELD — A plan to restructure Regional School Unit 38’s elementary schools went down on Wednesday in the face of overwhelming public opposition.
Published
January 2, 2012

Public works bitterness carries over

READFIELD — The town has a person on staff to maintain its properties and a contract with a private company to plow its roads.
Published
December 26, 2011

Augusta dinner volunteers display spirit of the day

AUGUSTA — Among the volunteers at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church’s Christmas dinner, there were families with young children, teenagers and retired people.