Most of the ski trails at the Nordic Heritage Center are groomed and ready for skiing after nearly two feet of snow in November, marking one of the earliest start to the cross country ski season in years.
A resolution seeking to raise Maine’s starting pay for teachers to $40,000 did not pass at the recent fall conference of the Maine School Board Association, but education experts say that school districts will still face pressure to pay young teachers better.
The Presque Isle Utilities District is proposing a rate increase for 2019 largely to pay for a recent infrastructure project. The utility is also undergoing a management transition.
The Maine School Administrative District 1 board of directors approved continuing a superintendent services sharing contract with MSAD 45 in Washburn Wednesday, along with additional services covered under an addendum to the contract.
Michael MacDonald, who was found not criminally responsible for the 2004 murder of his father in Masardis, was released by a judge from state custody Thursday after officials determined he has been rehabilitated.
After more than 4,300 Emera Maine customers lost power in eastern and northern Maine amid a late fall snow storm Tuesday, meteorologists with the National Weather Service announced that another potential storm is brewing for this weekend.
After winding down this fall, the ReEnergy biomass plant in Fort Fairfield ended operations on Sunday, Nov. 11, amid a falling market for biomass electricity.
After searching since the summer, town councilors in Fort Fairfield have hired a new town manager, Andrea Powers, who will begin Monday, Nov. 26.
The board of Maine School Administrative District 45 is continuing a service sharing agreement with MSAD 1, while examining its annual harvest break and preparing for next year’s budget under a different governor.
The Presque Isle Rehab and Nursing Center has a new administrator, Mark McKenna, who joins a team that includes a relatively new director of nursing, Becky Searles.
