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“This needs to stop now,” Superintendent Jay Charette said to teacher Dan Holman. “We know who you are directing it towards, and this is illegal.”

Readfield-area teacher silenced by superintendent over comments critical of RSU 38 administration at school board meeting Dan Holman, a teacher at Maranacook Community Middle School, said at a school board meeting Wednesday that members of the Regional School Unit 38 board have not been given the results of a union-sponsored survey conducted earlier this year that are critical of the district's administration.

Trying to check out a book from a different library? You may have a problem for the next six weeks or longer.

Maine interlibrary loan system on hold for weeks because of contract dispute Library directors throughout the state say temporarily losing the book sharing will be a challenge going into their busiest time of year.

One of the students killed in December 2022 was Chase Fossett, 21, of Gardiner.

Driver gets 3 years in prison for crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 21, was sentenced for four counts of manslaughter and other charges in a Hancock County courtroom on Friday.

The release includes more than 3,000 pages of documents from their investigation into Maine's deadliest mass shooting.

Lewiston gunman had been at shooting range hours before October mass shooting Maine State Police on Friday released more than 3,000 pages of documents from their investigation into the state's deadliest mass shooting.

Police said the driver of the dump truck killed Wednesday was Joshua Nelson, 35, of Sidney, while the identity of the driver of Toyota Camry involved in the crash is being withheld.

Sidney man identified as dump truck driver killed in Waterville crash Police said the driver of the dump truck killed Wednesday was Joshua Nelson, 35, of Sidney, while the identity of the driver of Toyota Camry involved in the crash is being withheld.

The new program, approved by Maine lawmakers in 2023 and supported by Gov. Janet Mills, imposes a 1% payroll tax, split evenly between workers and employers.

Businesses air concerns about proposed rules of new paid family leave program Some companies that plan to offer their own programs object to paying into the state program during its 16-month startup period. The 1% payroll tax is split evenly between employers and their workers.

Carlie Jarvais will attend Thomas College where she plans to play softball and study accounting.

Graduation Spotlight: Carlie Jarvais, Skowhegan Area High School  To Carlie Jarvais, her family is everything. When she toured colleges in New York City and Connecticut, something wasn’t right. It wasn’t until she got to tour Thomas College in Waterville that she knew. “The biggest thing is my family,” Jarvais said. “I felt like it was wrong to leave...

UPDATE: Hunter Davis, 21, was a daily substitute teacher and esports coach at Cony High School.

Update: Cony teacher dies as result of crash at Augusta intersection Hunter Davis, 21, was a daily substitute teacher and esports coach at Cony High School.

“I believe that the profits end up back in China,” Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. “Those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl. And fentanyl is killing our citizens.”

Illegal ma*****na grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal ma*****na growing operations a priority because 'those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.'

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The electric school buses that arrived in Winthrop last fall came riddled with problems, ranging from leaky windshields to the power-steering failure.

Winthrop schools may have to pay if district doesn’t use electric buses that came riddled with problems The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.

A Maine native, Brian Clark has left his mark on Waterville in every demolition, construction, renovation and creative project downtown that Colby College launched. He and his wife and son plan to move to South Portland to be closer to their parents and extended family.

Reporting Aside: He brought a ‘naturally collaborative spirit’ to Waterville Brian Clark, Colby College's vice president of planning and strategy who has been a key player in Waterville's downtown revitalization efforts, is leaving the college at the end of the month.

The Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games is planned for this weekend at the University of Maine in Orono.

Photos: Special Olympics Torch Run makes way through Augusta All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

No. 5 Gardiner (12-6) will play the winner of No. 1 York vs. No. 8 Greely in the semifinals

B South softball: Bats come alive for Gardiner in quarterfinal win over Leavitt Taylor Takatsu, Addison Pollis each smack two-run homers for Tigers.

The city of Waterville recently released a list of the local roads and parking lots that are scheduled to be paved this summer in 2024.

Here are the 7 paving projects in Waterville this summer The roads or parking lots are scheduled to be paved starting July 8 and continuing through mid-September 2024.

We'll continue to update this as more information becomes avaliable.

Breaking: Whitefield fire draws strong response from area fire departments A fire on Gardiner Road in Whitefield, reported shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, drew firefighters from Lincoln and Kennebec counties.

Rangers at the state park were expected to install warning signs telling beachgoers what to do if they step in supersaturated sand.

Quicksand startles woman who suddenly sinks hip deep at Popham Beach

Residents passed the $8.2 million proposed Richmond School Department budget and made a few minor adjustments to the $2.9 million proposed municipal budget Tuesday during the annual town meeting.

Richmond residents approve $8.2 million school budget, $2.9 million town budget Precise amounts were not immediately available, but minor adjustments were made at the annual town meeting that slightly lowered the $2.9 million proposed municipal budget.

A Maine State Police Trooper was injured Wednesday night when a California woman fell asleep behind the wheel and rear-ended the trooper’s cruiser, according to authorities.

State Trooper hit by sleeping driver Wednesday night in Sidney Keishaunna Tavares, 34, of San Diego dozed off as she was driving north on I-95 and ran into a police cruiser at "a high rate of speed," authorities said.

A motor vehicle crash at Route 3 and Lambert Street has temporarily closed the intersection Thursday morning and sent one individual to the hospital by LifeFlight for serious injuries, officials said.

Crash at Augusta intersection sends 1 person to hospital via LifeFlight The crash happened at 8:55 a.m. Thursday and has closed the intersection for reconstruction.

Ian Fournier, a junior firefighter at the Monmouth Fire Station, has committed to Williams College for Division III swimming.

Graduation Spotlight: Ian Fournier, Monmouth Academy  No matter the time of day — unless it’s during school hours — Ian Fournier is ready to spring into action. As a junior firefighter with the Monmouth Fire Department, he is on call all hours of the day and yet, it has not impinged on his swimming or academics at Monmouth Academy. Fournier [...

Charles Shay, a member of the Penobscot Nation from Maine, was awarded the Silver Star as well as France's highest honor for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety, saving them from drowning 80 years ago.

On D-Day, a young medic from Maine, Charles Shay, was ready to give his life and save others Shay was awarded the Silver Star as well as France's highest honor for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety, saving them from drowning.

The last 10 years were the ocean’s warmest decade since at least the 1800s, and 2023 was its warmest recorded year, according to NASA.

A fast-warming Gulf of Maine is rising faster than ever The gulf is warming 3 times faster than the global average and rising about 2.5 times faster in recent years than it has over the last century, according to the Maine Climate Council.

Shawn McBreairty, a 53-year-old father of two who lived in Hampden, has been engaged in ongoing legal battles with multiple school districts. His criticisms of the public education system attracted the attention of national right-wing media, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Conservative activist who fought Maine school districts over race, gender policies has died Shawn McBreairty was involved in numerous lawsuits against school districts and his rhetoric about equity in schools was often amplified by right-wing media members, including Tucker Carlson.

Redington-Fairview General Hospital is planning a three story, 24,000-square-foot expansion to its main building that officials say will provide more medical office space as the hospital grows.

Skowhegan hospital plans expansion with new medical office building Redington-Fairview General Hospital has submitted a proposal to the town’s Planning Board for a 24,000-square-foot medical office building and expanded parking lots.

Waterville police Chief William Bonney confirmed one person had died at the scene.

One person dead, another injured in Waterville crash, police say The crash, reported at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, occurred at the intersection of West River Road and Trafton Road, according to officials.

City Manager Bryan Kaenrath said that if the council approves the proposed budget at its next meeting on Tuesday, June 18, the tax rate of $19.90 per $1,000 worth of assessed property value would increase between 30 and 40 cents per thousand.

Waterville council takes first vote on proposed $62 million budget The council is expected to take a second, final vote on the proposed municipal, school and county budget June 18.

The preliminary investigation indicates that Ernest Dunham, 64, suffered a medical event, Wilton Police Chief Ethan Kyes said.

Farmington man dies after Jeep goes off U.S. Route 2 East in Wilton and strikes tree

The June 14, 2023, incident took place, the victim said, after she had finished playing in a pickup soccer game at Colby College and saw Irineu B. Goncalves, 35, walking alongside the road.

Massachusetts man found guilty for attempted murder of Vassalboro woman The verdict comes after Irineu B. Goncalves, 35, threatened, strangled and brutally beat his ex-girlfriend outside a Waterville hotel in 2023. Authorities said he entered a dissociative state and “showed no response” after being tased twice and repeatedly pepper sprayed.