Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
February 2, 2013

SAD 49 policy to clarify copyright issues for teachers

FAIRFIELD — A new policy proposal under consideration in the local school district may help teachers know whether they are violating copyright laws when they, for example, project a copyrighted picture from the Internet onto a screen during a class.
Published
February 2, 2013

Jay police seek local man who slipped Friday dragnet

JAY — A wanted man from Jay fled police on foot, slipped through a search perimeter and eluded tracking dogs before police called off a manhunt Friday night.
Published
February 1, 2013

Adults’ care key to ensuring impoverished students’ performance, panel says

WATERVILLE — Without a relationship with a caring adult, children in poverty are much less likely to succeed in school, according to a panel on Poverty and Education in Maine at Thomas College Friday.
Published
January 30, 2013

Colby students present research on treatments for medical conditions

WATERVILLE — Colby College anatomy students gave presentations at a public event Wednesday morning on treating asthma with parasites and separating conjoined twins, among other health care topics.
Published
January 28, 2013

Waterville area police probe spate of burglaries

Police are investigating a string of burglaries that hit seven businesses in three towns early Sunday morning.
Published
January 27, 2013

Teacher, retired auto dealer seek Benton selectmen spot

BENTON — A teacher and a former auto dealer are competing to become the newest member of the Benton Board of Selectmen.
Published
January 27, 2013

Begging, borrowing and stealing: Librarians go to extremes to hook book crooks

OAKLAND — Whether it’s tracking down delinquent witches, guiding a small child through feelings of guilt, or calling the police on a book thief, getting people to return their library books is a challenge for local librarians.
Published
January 26, 2013

RSU 18 hope is for less rancor, even as divisions over school budget grow

OAKLAND –The forces that clashed last year about school funding at Regional School Unit 18 hope that this year’s budget process will be more civil, but their positions may be as far apart as ever.
Published
January 24, 2013

Oakland library staff to shrink with head librarian’s departure

OAKLAND — The public library will be run with three people instead of the current four for at least the next year, beginning when head librarian Carol Cooley retires at the end of the month.
Published
January 24, 2013

Benton couple set eyes on the future after losing home to fire

Newly homeless on a frigid morning, a Benton couple is trying to pick up the pieces after an electrical fire gutted their mobile home.