Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
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Anxiety high after active shooter hoaxes called into Maine schools
Hundreds of southern Maine students were evacuated or allowed to leave school Tuesday as authorities investigated active shooter calls, which caused widespread fear.
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Topsham florist picked to help deck the halls at White House
Crossing an item off her ‘bucket list,’ Topsham florist Wendy Herrick leaves this Sunday to decorate the White House for the holidays.
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Hallowell seeks funding for electric vehicle charging station
The city is applying for a grant from Efficiency Maine that would cover 90% of the costs of installing a two-plug station downtown.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick-based Genesis Fund earns national recognition
The Genesis Fund is honored for its support of affordable housing projects along with health care, child care and recovery programs.
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Active shooter hoaxes lock down 10 Maine schools
Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating the phone calls that led to major police responses and widespread fear.
Posted inTimes Record
Local farmer, land trust team up to donate 2 tons of blueberries
With help from a local farmer, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust donated over 4,000 pounds of frozen blueberries to organizations that fight the growing problem of food insecurity.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center bounces back from October vandalism
The beloved arts center has received over $15,000 in donations over the past two months to help with repairs.
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House District 99 winner hopes advocacy experience will translate at Statehouse
Democrat Cheryl Golek won over 57% of Harpswell and East Brunswick voters to secure her first term as House District 99 representative.
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Organizers launch final fundraising push for Gardiner fountain
About $150,000 has been raised so far to fund repairs to the historic fountain, erected as a monument to Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a volunteer regimental surgeon in the Civil War.