Maine-raised songwriter Amy Allen co-wrote one of the tracks on the British popstar’s new album, but fans think there’s another Maine connection — to a farm in Monmouth.
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Faculty members question payout to new UMA president who withdrew from job
Michael R. Laliberte’s potential $615,000 paycheck over three years is not sitting well with certain faculty members, some of whom were laid off recently for budgetary reasons.
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Reward offered for information on theft of guns from downtown Waterville pawnshop
Federal authorities and a trade association for the gun industry have announced a $5,000 reward for information related to the burglary at J.R.’s Trading & Pawn at 100 Elm St., where 14 handguns were stolen April 10.
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Hepatitis A exposure warning at Oakland restaurant is second this week involving food service in central Maine
A case of acute hepatitis was identified in a worker who handled food at the Waterville Country Club’s Nineteen 16 Restaurant in Oakland between April 26 and May 17, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
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Lewiston man died of gunshot wound to chest in shooting at Augusta towing company
The death of Tyler Morin, 36, has been classified as a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Removal of art display brings into focus century-old Skowhegan labor strike
Some on social media recently criticized Skowhegan Savings Bank after an art display was removed from the building that depicted a 1907 strike, but the bank says it only sought to have another display featured because it better represented the bank’s history.
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Public health officials warn of possible hepatitis A exposure at Skowhegan Walmart
A person who worked in the deli section of the store was found to have been sick with the contagious liver disease this month, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign
UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.
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Augusta sewage testing shows area’s highest coronavirus count in two years
A May 11 sample of wastewater collected by Greater Augusta Utility District showed a spike in the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position
Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.