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Baseball Game Recap: Dirigo Takes a Loss
Dirigo is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-4 to the Hall-Dale Bulldogs on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Dirigo of the 18-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April. For Hall-Dale's part, they got a massive performance out...
I-Team: Disabled veterans report ongoing issues trying to claim excise tax benefit
READFIELD (WGME) -- Some disabled veterans say they're still struggling to claim the state's motor vehicle excise tax exemption that's been around for two-and-a-half years now. One veteran in Central Maine says he only learned about it from an I-Team investigation earlier this month, and despite going to his town...
Monmouth budget builds important salt shed for public works, raises taxes by hundreds
MONMOUTH (WGME) - Next month, Monmouth residents will vote on dozens of items that make up the town's annual budget. “The things that we have proposed are important for the town," Monmouth Select Board Chairman Doug Ludewig said. The budget includes $1,055,349.55 to complete the renovations on the former Monmouth...
Seahawks fall to Spruce Mountain
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team lost at Spruce Mountain, 3-2, on Tuesday, May 21. The loss dropped the Seahawks’ record to 6-3 while the Phoenix improved to 6-2. Scores. 1st singles: Laura Chapman (B) won 8-2 over Aubrey Kachnovich. 2nd singles: Sawyer Blake (B) won 8-3...
Maine man killed after crash in Canton
CANTON, Maine (WABI) - The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a fatal crash in Canton. It happened just before 5:30 Monday morning on Route 108. Authorities say Jared Bernard of Peru, 22, lost control of his vehicle which left the road, went airborne, and hit a tree before coming to a rest on the driver’s side.
Significant police presence at Maine motorcycle club
TURNER, Maine (WMTW) - State police and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Saracens Motorcycle Club in Turner Friday morning. Police did not provide any details about what they were looking for, just that it was part of an ongoing investigation. They said there was no threat to the public.
Monmouth budget builds important salt shed for public works, raises taxes by hundreds
MONMOUTH (WGME) - Next month, Monmouth residents will vote on dozens of items that make up the town's annual budget. “The things that we have proposed are important for the town," Monmouth Select Board Chairman Doug Ludewig said. The budget includes $1,055,349.55 to complete the renovations on the former Monmouth...
Literacy Volunteers to celebrate retirement of Executive Director, Barbara Averill
FARMINGTON – The Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties (LVFSC) Board of Directors would. like to invite community members to join them in celebrating the retirement of Executive Director, Barbara Averill. “The board expresses deep gratitude for Barb’s leadership over the past 9 years. She led our organization...
Massachusetts recreational center to return to public use after serving as temporary migrant shelter
A recreational center serving as a temporary migrant shelter in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is slated to transition back to public use next month in time for summer, according to the governor's office. The Malnea A. Cass Recreational Complex, a state-owned facility with sports courts and a pool for community members, has...
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