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Spaulding students use water guns in game around community
ROCHESTER — The public is being advised as a precaution, but not to panic: Seniors at Spaulding High School are running around the community using water guns in a game known as "senior assassin." The game has popped up locally and nationally for years and involves teams of students...
Here are Rochester restaurants gearing up for outdoor dining in 2024
ROCHESTER — It finally looks like winter is over for real. People want to be outside, and restaurants can now put out tables and chairs and offer outdoor seating, with a city permit. Outdoor dining became popular during the COVID pandemic, as a way for people to feel safe...
Rochester budget proposal $6.6M less than last year: Why and what it means
ROCHESTER — The city's initial fiscal year 2025 budget proposal of $162.2 million represents a decrease of $6.6 million-plus from the previous year. If the proposal of precisely $162,216,791 is approved with no changes, it would be 3.92% or $6,621,498 less than the approved 2024 budget appropriation of $168,838,289, according to City Manager Katie Ambrose.
Feed Maine: Sanford community helps address food insecurity in schools
SANFORD, Maine — Food insecurity impacts Mainers of all ages. Fifteen years ago, a school nurse in Sanford noticed some students were coming to school Mondays with headaches and stomachaches. The reason wasn't related to illness but hunger. That inspired the creation of the Sanford Backpack Program. The backpack...
Rochester moves to demolish Nancy Loud School, considers recreation options for site
ROCHESTER — Rochester will seek bids to demolish the historic Nancy Loud School, located at 5 Cocheco Road in East Rochester. Following a meeting on April 16, where City Councilors heard that it is not financially feasible to save the 1880 school building, Mayor Paul Callaghan told City Manager Katie Ambrose that the demolition can be placed on the next council agenda for approval.
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