Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Staff photo by Andy Molloy
BUNDLE: Shelby Hardy walks home with her 6-month-old daughter, Emerson, on Monday in Hallowell. Cool temperatures and wind will persist through the week with a slight chance of snow Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 30s.
Police Log
At 1:21 p.m., there was a report of disorderly conduct on Gage Street.
AUGUSTA: Cuts to French curriculum run into opposition
AUGUSTA -- Advocates seeking to save the elementary-school French program plan to speak out Wednesday to make sure the importance of French language and culture isn't lost in translation as the school board talks budget cuts.
Three bills seek tougher rules for petitioners
AUGUSTA -- Greene Deputy Town Clerk Sally Hebert said she found the name of a man who died in 2004 on petitions turned in last year as part of a people's veto effort.
Pleas entered in slaying
BANGOR -- Sandra Goodrich and her daughter wiped away tears as they watched him enter the courtroom.
Snowmobile goes through ice
EMBDEN -- A Fairfield man was treated for hypothermia Sunday after his snowmobile plunged through the ice on Embden Pond.
New rules for special education debated
Emergency rules adopted by the Maine Department of Education to save money on special education have caused more families to take legal action to ensure a quality education for their children, lawmakers were informed Monday.
3 Farmington medical offices reopen
FARMINGTON -- Three medical practices at Franklin Health Medical Arts Center reopened for business Monday, nine days after a fire left behind millions of dollars worth of damage.
GARDINER: Main St. booster has new director
GARDINER -- An organization that is helping boost the city's downtown has hired an out-of-stater to lead it.
Man chased, jailed
HALLOWELL -- A West Gardiner man remained behind bars Monday after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through three towns Sunday.
Happy apples
KENTS HILL -- Kents Hill Orchard will be farmland "forever."
Beach items surface in Litchfield winter
LITCHFIELD -- Not all summer items have vanished from sight.
State police in outreach program targeting school buildings
Maine State Police are offering to regularly visit schools throughout the state with the hope troopers will get to know students and teachers and the schools they attend.
FAIRPOINT PLAN TARGETS DEBT
PORTLAND -- The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said the reorganization won't prevent it from expanding broadband Internet in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Briefs
WASHINGTON -- The Hill & Gully Riders Snowmobile Club will host its 23rd annual snowfest and fishing derby Saturday.
WINTHROP: $1.3M library rehab passes 1st Council test
WINTHROP -- The go-ahead for the $1.3 million library renovation and expansion project hinges on how much cash library trustees can raise in grants and fundraising.
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