At the graduation ceremony Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center, students reminisced about their time together, exchanged special handshakes with their advisers and offered tokens of appreciation to family members.
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Vassalboro residents approve $3.1 million municipal budget at Town Meeting
The municipal budget that was approved by about 100 residents Monday night represents a 1% decrease from last year.
‘Heated’ student argument over Pride, Trump flags prompts Gardiner school to only allow display of American flag
Administrators of Gardiner Area High School adopted the temporary policy after a student put a Trump flag over a Pride flag Friday.
Winthrop Town Council approves $11.2 million municipal budget, adds funding for library
The council voted 4-2 to reallocate $4,500 to the Bailey Public Library, which had faced cuts in earlier rounds of the budget.
Benton woman who’s known as the ‘headstone sleuth’ cracks another case
For the second time in a year, Cindy Gagnon came across a headstone missing from a gravesite where it was placed generations ago and through some sleuthing was able to return it to its rightful place.
Hartland man dies in single-vehicle wreck in Madison
Steven Young, 42, was killed Sunday when a GMC pickup veered off Route 201 and a second man in the pickup was later arrested when he became combative with investigators who questioned him about the incident, authorities said.
New Balance pledges $250,000 for early learning center for children in Skowhegan
The contribution was announced Monday at a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of a $65 million expansion of New Balance’s Skowhegan manufacturing facility.
Oak Hill High School graduates 83 at Augusta Civic Center
The Wales-based school serves students in Regional School Unit 4, which includes Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales.
Winthrop graduates urged to be bold as they take their next steps
For Jayce Corgan, who graduated Sunday from Winthrop High School, trying new things opened doors to new opportunities for him, and he thinks his fellow graduates shouldn’t wait to try something new.
Skowhegan Area High School graduates 144
The graduation, held Sunday at the school on West Front Street, drew more than 1,500 family, friends and faculty members to the gymnasium and auditorium.