The double-wide mobile home’s two residents are reportedly living elsewhere following the blaze that killed their two cats.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health, hospitals and access to care in central Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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Oakland-area school district hires new superintendent
Andrew Carlton is to start in his new position July 1, succeeding Carl Gartley, who is stepping down at the end of the school year.
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Oakland-area superintendent says his salary won’t hit taxpayers
Gartley attended Oakland’s budget and advisory meeting Tuesday night to present next year’s estimated school budget and answer questions from the town.
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Oakland-area school staff members allege hostility, retribution from administrators
In an anonymous survey, more than 40 current or former employees in Regional School Unit 18 have raised concerns about working conditions and district leadership.
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Fire destroys Benton house amid surge of winter fire calls
It was the department’s 10th fire call of the year, part of an uptick of fires caused largely by heating problems, the fire chief said.
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Emotions high at multiple city protests over Trump, Mills, DOGE and transgender athletes
Demonstrators in Portland and Augusta took stands on women’s sports, personal liberties and government overreach.
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Monmouth student play honors life of alum who passed away
‘Sammy in the Sky,’ written by Barabara Walsh, sheds a light on what grief looks like through the eyes of two girls losing their dog, Sammy.
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Drag queens help break barriers at state ice fishing event
The pair led activities Feb. 15 at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s Winter Extravaganza at Range Pond State Park in Poland.
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Stolen U-Haul crashes into FedEx van during high-speed police chase
The 90 mph chase through Winthrop and Monmouth on Tuesday ended with a crash that totaled two vehicles.
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Protesters in Augusta call out Trump, Musk on Presidents Day
Faced with cold temperatures and icy wind gusts, the protesters outside the Maine State House shielded their faces with homemade signs whose messages included “SAVE DEMOCRACY,” “JUSTICE NOW” or “ARREST MUSK.”