Mid-Maine
Pittsfield: SAD 53 voters give initial OK to budget Thursday, May 08, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - About 75 voters from Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield Wednesday night approved next year's $10.3 million budget as prepared by the SAD 53 school board. |
Maine couple file lawsuit in 2006 fatal plane crash Thursday, May 08, 2008 AUBURN, Maine - A Lewiston couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lewiston school system over a plane crash that killed their daughter and three other people two years ago. |
Skowhegan: Workshop set May 14 on farm energy audits Wednesday, May 07, 2008 SKOWHEGAN, Maine - Farmers interested in learning more about increasing energy-efficiency on their farms are invited to attend a free workshop on energy audits next week at Grassland Farm. |
Residents urge Pittsfield to seek grant for library Wednesday, May 07, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine — More than two dozen residents individually addressed the Pittsfield Town Council Tuesday night, throwing their support behind a state-funded Community Development Block Grant that would complete the fundraising for a major public library addition. |
Pittsfield selects theme for 2008 Egg Festival Wednesday, May 07, 2008 PITTSFIELD — Through an online voting competition, area residents selected "Fairy Tales and Egg-ventures" as the 2008 theme for the Central Maine Egg Festival. |
Maine State Ferry rates to go up June 1 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 ISLESBORO, Maine - Island living is about to get a bit more expensive in Maine. |
Etna: SAD 23, 38 students learn about wind energy Monday, May 05, 2008 Two area middle schools are challenging students to learn more about alternative energy and how their schools can become more self-sufficient. |
Pittsfield: Judge: Suit against police should be dropped Saturday, May 03, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk has recommended that a lawsuit against the Pittsfield Police Department be dismissed. |
 Alumnus bequeaths $500,000 to PCHS Friday, May 02, 2008 GUILFORD, Maine - A Dover-Foxcroft man has bequeathed $500,000 to Piscataquis Community High School, the largest amount ever given to the district by an individual. |
Guilford: Panel to review SAD 4 budget this month Friday, May 02, 2008 GUILFORD, Maine - A proposed 2008-2009 budget of $7,219,748 for the operation of SAD 4 schools will be up for adoption by directors at their May 13 meeting. |
Fired teacher jailed for violating bail conditions Thursday, May 01, 2008 AUBURN, Maine - A former Auburn elementary school teacher who was charged last fall with unlawful sexual contact is back in jail after police say he was "cruising" a Wal-Mart store to ogle children. |
Pittsfield man dies in car crash Thursday, May 01, 2008 PALMYRA, Maine - An elderly Pittsfield man died Wednesday afternoon in a one car crash on Route 2 in Palmyra. |
Dover-Foxcroft: Police agencies to get iris recognition units Wednesday, April 30, 2008 DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine - The local Police Department is one of 13 law enforcement agencies in the state selected to receive a biometric iris recognition system to help find children and adults who are reported missing. |
Dexter: Man raising funds for library flagpole Tuesday, April 29, 2008 DEXTER, Maine - Moved by the deteriorating condition of the municipal flagpole at Abbott Memorial library, Bob Crawford has made it his goal to raise more than $5,000 to have it replaced. |
Fire strikes Washburn-Norlands Living History Center Tuesday, April 29, 2008 LIVERMORE, Maine - A barn at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore has gone up in flames. |
Pittsfield: SAD 53's board to decide budget at special meeting Saturday, April 26, 2008 Although final budget figures were not available Friday for the 2008-2009 school year, a special school board meeting has been set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, for school board members to approve the new budget. |
Pittsfield: Hearing set for bridge Saturday, April 26, 2008 Motorists that live or use Route 100-11-South in Pittsfield will have an opportunity next week to discuss a planned bridge replacement with Maine Department of Transportation officials. |
Winner of lottery drawing will split the pot 8 ways Friday, April 25, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - The winner of the Maine State Lottery's $2.25 million drawing will be splitting the pot eight ways. |
Whitefield man killed in head-on crash Thursday, April 24, 2008 WINDSOR, Maine - State Police say a 42-year-old man died this morning when his car crossed the center line and struck a crane vehicle on Route 32 in Windsor. |
Palmyra to exceed state spending cap Thursday, April 24, 2008 PALMYRA, Maine - About 60 residents attended a special town meeting Wednesday night and approved exceeding the state's limit on municipal spending growth, even though it meant a tax increase. |
Baby death case in investigation phase Wednesday, April 23, 2008 SKOWHEGAN, Maine - The manslaughter case against Mika Mitchell, accused of killing his infant daughter last month, is progressing and is now in the discovery phase, state Deputy Attorney General William Stokes said Tuesday. |
Palmyra sets special meeting at 7 tonight Wednesday, April 23, 2008 PALMYRA, Maine - A special town meeting has been set for 7 tonight to determine what residents really intended when they voted in March. |
Pittsfield: Officials planning job fair for region's employers Tuesday, April 22, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - On the heels of a well-attended and highly praised business forum, and a local job fair that attracted more than 900 applicants for a single company, Pittsfield officials will hold a more widespread, regional job fair. |
Canaan murder trial set for June Saturday, April 19, 2008 SKOWHEGAN, Maine - The murder trial of Shannon Atwood, 37, the Canaan man accused of killing his girlfriend Cheryl Murdoch, 37, more than 18 months ago, has been set for June at Somerset County Superior Court. |
 Fire 2nd suspicious blaze in Burnham in two weeksFriday, April 18, 2008 BURNHAM, Maine - Less than two weeks after a fire was ruled arson at an unoccupied home on Rowdy Lane in Burnham, a second house fire is being called suspicious. |
 Pittsfield: Official: 'Mid-Maine is on the move'Friday, April 18, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - There were dignitaries, cameras, cake and a ribbon-cutting Thursday at the formal grand opening for Global Contact Services, a Virginia-based telemarketing firm that is bringing 200 jobs to Pittsfield. |
Dover-Foxcroft looks to deter deer feeding Friday, April 18, 2008 DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine - An education campaign to discourage residents from feeding deer to protect the safety of the animals and to help prevent the destruction of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and gardens is being considered by Dover-Foxcroft selectmen. |
Maine flag project stirs vets' ire Friday, April 18, 2008 FARMINGTON, Maine - An art project featuring flags on the floor of a Maine college's student center triggered a protest. |
Newport: Task force focus of underage-drinking forum Wednesday, April 16, 2008 NEWPORT, Maine - The youth advocacy expert at Sebasticook Valley Hospital hopes that tonight's community forum on underage drinking will result in creation of a task force that can tackle underage drinking. |
Hartland: Tannery steady after merger Wednesday, April 16, 2008 HARTLAND, Maine - The Hartland tannery will not only be unaffected by a recent merger between its parent company and a Chinese firm, it will continue to expand. |
Police: Melting snow reveals gun outside Oxford school Wednesday, April 16, 2008 OXFORD, Maine - Police say melting snow revealed a handgun that was found by a youngster outside Oxford Elementary School. |
Plymouth: Morning fire ruins house Tuesday, April 15, 2008 PLYMOUTH, Maine - Larry Smith couldn't keep back his tears Monday as he arrived at his Route 7 home to find it consumed by fire. |
Filmmaker wants help from state to make movie in Maine Tuesday, April 15, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - A screenwriter and director want the state to provide up to $800,000 in reimbursements for expenses for shooting a film in Maine. |
Police investigating death of Dexter man Tuesday, April 15, 2008 DEXTER, Maine - Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a local man whose body was found Saturday behind a Lower Main Street home. |
Norridgewock: Man faces slew of charges after chase Monday, April 14, 2008 NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine - A Canaan man was arrested Saturday night after leading police on a 20-mile chase, doubling back when he spotted tire spike mats, and attempting to hide in a driveway. |
 Pittsfield: Three women injured in car rolloverMonday, April 14, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - Three women were injured Sunday afternoon when the 1991 Ford Fiesta they were in struck a bump and the driver, Michelle Baille, 51, of Mansfield, Mass., lost control on Route 100 in Pittsfield. |
Plymouth home destroyed by morning fire Monday, April 14, 2008 PLYMOUTH, Maine - Larry Smith couldn't prevent his tears Monday as he arrived at his Route 7 home to find it consumed by fire. |
Augusta man pleads not guilty in slaying of neighbor Monday, April 14, 2008 AUGUSTA, Maine - A 35-year-old Augusta man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering a woman who lived in his apartment house. |
Pittsfield: Town to review razing old parsonage Friday, April 11, 2008 PITTSFIELD, Maine - The town's planning board will be reviewing two projects at its 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, meeting. |
Man dead, 3 injured, in suspicious Waterville fire Friday, April 11, 2008 WATERVILLE, Maine - One man is dead and three are hospitalized following an early morning fire in Waterville that investigators call suspicious. |