The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Bethel man carried on 11 generations of logging legacy in Maine
Bob Chadbourne, of Bethel, who died Sept. 17, continued building his family’s logging business, contributing to conservation and growing economy in western Maine.
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Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
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Feds cut funding for Maine high school program, citing diversity concerns
The program, which helps low-income students in central and western Maine get into college, ‘conflicts’ with the federal government’s goals, the Trump administration said.
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Family turns loss into lifeline with Woodstock sober house, Chris’ Haven
The scope of the work ahead at the sober house at 47 Old County Road is daunting. Marc Montplaisir is amazed by the number of volunteers who have come through the door; his mother, Mary Ellen, hopes more will follow.
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Deputy fire chief in western Maine charged with burning his own home
Gilead Deputy Fire Chief Travis Davis has been placed on unpaid administrative leave following his arrest on an arson charge involving his own home in Gorham, New Hampshire.
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Rescue crews save man after fall at Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Township
Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity, sustained serious injuries in the fall, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Art and more at Bethel’s Mornings at the Museum
Museums of the Bethel Historical Society’s Rosemary Laban offers children ages 5-10 an opportunity to feel history each Thursday morning in July.
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Massachusetts gang member captured in Bethel, US Marshals say
The U.S. Marshal’s Office says Yonaidry Lascano Rosario is a known member of the Trinitarios gang who was wanted by police on assault and weapons charges.
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West Paris Explorers program has a home after more than a year of transitions
The extended school program has finally landed in a permanent home on Route 26.