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PublishedMay 27, 2024
Maine’s seasonal businesses say summer hiring looks sunnier this year
Finding people to take on summer jobs has been difficult in recent years. While some employers are still struggling, 'it's nowhere near where it was,' a leader of the state's hospitality industry said.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Some central Maine golf courses struggling to open after spring storm damage
Some courses opened in March, but others like the Augusta Country Club are still waiting for opening day.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
State Senate candidate’s campaign flyer featuring Winslow town councilors raises ethics concerns
Michael Perkins, a Republican candidate for the Maine Senate, released a flyer that some residents and town officials say could mislead voters into thinking he has been endorsed by the Winslow Town Council and town of Winslow.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
Future of emergency services in central Maine up for debate as Delta Ambulance raises rates
As town officials worry about rising costs, Delta said it is giving them a good deal – and that its struggles are not unique.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Firefighter training facility in Fairfield graduates first recruits
The Twin Rivers Fire Academy was the first to train recruits to the National Fire Protection Association’s Firefighter I and II certification levels, according to officials.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Oakland man sentenced for high-speed police chase, eludes kidnapping charges after one alleged victim dies
Brian Charette Jr. pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from police chase in January in the Waterville area and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, even as he escaped prosecution of more serious kidnapping charges because one woman died and another didn't show up in court.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Oakland mother whose 14-month-old son died of drug overdose to serve 4 years in prison
Ashley Malloy, 23, was sentenced Monday on manslaughter and drug trafficking charges in connection with the death of her son, Karson.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
Oakland council votes to release Ella Bowman from employment agreement, appoint interim manager
At an emergency meeting of the Oakland Town Council on Tuesday, the town's finance and human resource director, Kelly Pinney-Michaud, was named interim town manager.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave, Oakland town manager says
Ella Bowman resigned this week after 9 years as the town manager in Oakland and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Supporters rally for suspended Oakland town manager
The Town Council placed Ella Bowman on paid administrative leave Aug. 23, and she still does not know the details as to why, except that it was because of an employee complaint.
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