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Sue Gendron, Maine Commissioner of Education approved School Administrative District 15's alternative plan for consolidation.

AUGUSTA : Fourteen school district plans, including SAD 3's , submitted under the reorganization law, encompassing more than 30,000 students, were approved over the past week by Education Commissioner Susan A. ...

An answer has come back from Department of Education Commissioner Susan Gendron stating that York's resubmitted alternative plan is good to go.

Released 6/23/08 Contact: Jerry DiMillo, Director, Maine Juvenile Fire Safety Collaborative 741-5961 gdimillo@smccME.edu Dianna Fletcher, Fletcher-Media 831-8148 dianna@fletcher-media.com June 23, 2008, New ...

NEW GLOUCESTER : A New Gloucester man is in custody following a six-hour standoff with Maine State Police that ended around 5:30 a.m. today.

A jury awarded $84,000 in back pay and damages to a New Gloucester electrician who blew the whistle in 2004 on work at Saddleback Ski Area done by unlicensed employees.

A late night scare ended peacefully Tuesday morning... Initial reports indicate that what sounds like a domestic dispute brought a State Tactical Team out to New Gloucester late Monday night, and the officers ...

Fresh native strawberries are ripening up just in time for the grand opening of the Market and Welcome Center at Pineland Farms Saturday, June 14.

Frozen custard is apparently a delicacy in these parts. So much so, in fact, that the Hodgman family, who've been running Hodgman's Frozen Custard Stand since the mid-1940s, haven't gotten to see the 4th of ...

CLICK HERE To Show/Hide Discussion Thread - Comments "Staying Healthy as a 'Weekend Warrior' Warrior' " will be the topic of a special presentation set for June 12 at Central Maine Medical Center.

Maine's oral learning center for deaf and hard of hearing children recently hosted two exciting early literacy events at its facilities.

A tractor trailer and at least six other vehicles were involved in a crash on the southbound side of the Maine Turnpike Thursday morning.

Anybody in New England that is still looking for something to do on Memorial Day weekend should look towards making a trip to New Gloucester, Maine, to participate in the Pineland Farms Trail Challenge .

ROCKLAND : The following cases were closed in Knox County Superior Court from May 5 to May 12: Rhonda Lynne Batty, 45, of Rockland was found guilty of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and operating while ...

Greg Bell from the Dry Mills Hatchery slides one of 30 trout being deposited into the Collyer Brook in Gray last week. via American Journal

NEW GLOUCESTER : Haunting memories [0] Pineland Cemetery is haunted, not by fictitious ghosts, but by real ones. via American Journal

“He has proven himself to be knowledgeable, experienced and well-respected within the department. His leadership skills and overall expertise are valuable assets to the Maine Warden Service and to the people of Maine.”

May 13, 2008 Governor's Office AUGUSTA – Joel T. Wilkinson of Windsor was sworn in today as the new Colonel of the Maine Warden Service. via State of Maine

Police were investigating an accident in New Gloucester Sunday night. It happened just after 8 p.m. in front of Hodgman's Frozen Custard near the intersection of Route 100 and Gilman Road. via WMTW-TV Auburn

Clay Adams has joined Norton Insurance as an account executive. Adams has more than 17 years of experience in the insurance services industry. via Sun-Journal