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Former manager of apartment complex in Portland pleads guilty to embezzlement
PORTLAND, Maine — A former manager of an apartment complex in Portland pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to embezzlement. Kelly Ballinger, 57, of Glenburn, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to stealing funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conspiracy to alter money orders, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine.
Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race results
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft held its 50th annual Piscataquis River Race on the morning of Saturday, April 27 with paddlers traveling approximately 9.5 miles from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft. The event is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Kiwanis with proceeds benefiting the organization’s numerous charitable endeavors.
Treworgy Orchards prepares for Spring season
LEVANT, Maine (WABI) - Treworgy Family Orchards is getting ready for the start of another season. May 1st the gates open for the community. While the farm is known for the famous corn maze and apple picking in the fall the spring time offers just as much to experience. “There’s...
Dover-Foxcroft select board signs June 11 warrant
DOVER-FOXCROFT – On Tuesday, June 11 Dover-Foxcroft residents will head to the polls to vote on the municipal budget, a question pertaining to the future of the Mayo Mill Dam, several items on land use ordinance amendments, and the RSU 68 budget (which will also be voted on that day by the fellow district communities of Charleston, Monsoon, and Sebec). The June warrant was formally approved by the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board during a meeting on Monday, April 29.
Cast your vote on Sangerville Town Hall
In the summer and fall of 2022, the Sangerville Town Hall faced a significant setback when the Maine Municipal Association canceled its property coverage due to necessary repairs. Consequently, the select board closed the town hall and relocated the town office to a rental costing $1,300 a month. This abrupt change caught residents off guard, especially during the fall elections when voters found the town hall closed and had to resort to casting their votes at Grace Bible Church. Many expressed concerns about the inconvenience, and for their town hall — long on the National Historic Register — to be unheated for the winter.
More than a dozen countries represented at International Food Festival in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Maine — High school students from more than a dozen countries shared the tastes of their homes on Sunday as the International Food Festival returned to the campus of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield. The event, which began in 2007, offered a chance for the school’s international students...
Applicants sought for 2024 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarship
PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is announcing plans to award 2024 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarships to one or more deserving SAD 4 graduates continuing their education beyond high school. The Grange awarded $500 scholarships in 2023 to Matthew Chadbourne, Sangerville, a social work major at the University of Southern Maine; Mercy Harper, Sangerville, a criminal justice major at Husson University; MacKenzie Kain, Parkman, an early childhood education major at Kennebec Valley Community College; and, Merrilee Levensailor, Guilford, an accounting major at University of Maine-Augusta.
Kinney throws complete game as Hermon takes down Crusaders
HERMON - Mason Kinney threw a complete game on Wednesday afternoon as the Hermon Hawks defeated John Bapst, 5-2. Kinney, a sophomore, lasted seven innings and got the victory. The Crusaders struck first in the game, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Sam Bay reached on an infield single, stole second, and later advanced to third. He would score on a passed ball with two outs.
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