Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent candidate Sam Hunkler fielded policy questions Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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Waterville police chief plans to retire next month as city considers sweeping review of department
Joseph Massey, 69, has been with the Waterville Police Department for 36 years, the last 15 as chief. He is leaving at a time when Mayor Jay Coelho says he favors restructuring the way the city agency is run.
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Our View: National chains trying to pull fast one on Maine workers
Customers and our communities should demand more from union-busting Starbucks and Chipotle.
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Proposal to open Chipotle Mexican Grill in Waterville follows closure in Augusta
The Augusta Chipotle closed in July after workers sought to form a union, and company officials said they were unable to adequately staff the restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to kick off first Maine Lit Fest
Carmen Maria Machado, who wrote the celebrated “In the Dream House,” spoke this week ahead of the festival and weighed in on rising efforts to ban books from school libraries.
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As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix
The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.
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Maine writers turn page on new festival
The first Maine Lit Fest will feature some 50 authors at more than 20 events in Portland and Waterville Friday through Oct. 8.
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Colby College conference to highlight the work, influence of Václav Havel
A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.
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Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce releases report showing impact of Kennebec River dams on region
The report, commissioned by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and conducted by Camoin Associates of New York, found that the 4 regional dams on the river, and the paper mills that rely on them, contribute to over 1,200 jobs that provide employee earnings of $158.5 million.
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While looking for a cake mixer, man finds medieval manuscript in Waterville
A bargain hunter discovered a leaf from the more than 700-year-old Beauvais Missal while dropping by an estate sale this month on a whim.