🌱 How did a Monmouth-bound student vanish for six hours in transit?

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• How did a Monmouth-bound student vanish for six hours in transit?

Also on today's calendar: MCPKids! presents "Frozen Jr".

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon snow shower, with a high of 34 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 26, low: 12.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 29 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lovell girl, 7, goes missing for hours while on school transportation (centralmaine.com) — A young Lovell student being transported to Pineview Learning Center in Monmouth was unaccounted for more than six hours before finally arriving at school unharmed. The case has prompted RSU 72 to cut ties with its private transportation contractor and raised questions about how districts track students traveling to specialized programs in Monmouth and beyond.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monmouth

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Saturday December 13

• Ben Roy and Rory Scovel LIVE at Cumston Hall
  Cumston Hall, 796 Main St, Monmouth
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• MCPKids! presents "Frozen Jr"
  796 Main St , Monmouth
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Jordan Wood in Gardiner! Town Hall at the Gardiner Area High School!
  Gardiner Area High School , 40 W Hill Rd , Gardiner
  6:00 pm
• Spruce Mountain at Hall-Dale
  Hall-Dale Middle & High School , 111 Maple St , Farmingdale
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Student of the Month
  Rsu 04 Litchfield, ME 04350
  12:15 pm
• Sabattus Rec Basketball- Gym
  Rsu 04 Litchfield, ME 04350
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Sabattus Rec Basketball- Gymnasium
  Rsu 04 Litchfield, ME 04350
  8:00 am
• Second Section Christmas Party
  Kora Temple , Blake St , Lewiston
  12:00 pm
• Kennebec Dance Center
  Winthrop High School Winthrop, ME 04364
  4:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Girls Basketball (GYM)
  Rsu 04 Litchfield, ME 04350
  8:30 am
• KDC Winter Holiday Spectacular
  211 Rambler Rd , Winthrop
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Music Rock Band Concert
  Rsu 04 Litchfield, ME 04350
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Greetings Corporation posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Monmouth. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Winthrop

• Meet 4 central Maine boys indoor track teams to watch in 2025-26 (centralmaine.com)
• Fire destroys Wayne home (centralmaine.com)
• Obituary: Stephanie Eve Lamon Harkness (centralmaine.com)

Lewiston

• Storylines, excitement abound as 2025-26 indoor track season begins (centralmaine.com)

Augusta

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