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A nursing instructor at a local technical high school and her husband were killed during a home invasion in Turner, Maine, early Friday, and the suspect was.
2 people dead in Turner, local man charged with murder
Police have identified the victims as Troy Varney, 52, and Dulsie Varney, 48. The suspect, Patrick Maher, 24, of Turner, was charged with two counts of murder Author: Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine), Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine), Jackie Mundry (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:13 AM EST February 12, 2021 Updated: 4:47 AM EST February 15, 2021
TURNER, Maine The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit says two people are dead following an incident at a home in Turner Friday morning.
According to State Police, the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call, which reported a home invasion with possible gunshots, at the Knight Farm Road home around 1:32 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found a man unresponsive on the floor and a woman in medical distress.
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LEWISTON An effort to increase the per-diem pay rate for substitutes to help fill those positions was derailed by the School Committee on Monday night.
Teacher vacancies in December ranged from 42% at Montello Elementary to 5% at Connors, with no vacancies at the Lewiston Regional Technical Center, according to information provided to the School Committee.
Educational technician vacancies ranged from 73% at Lewiston High School to 4% at Geiger Elementary.
Committee member Kiernan Majerus-Collins made a motion to increase the rate from $100 per day for teacher substitutes and $90 a day for education technician substitutes to $105 for each.
“We’re talking about people with no job stability, no guaranteed raises, no contract,” Majerus-Collins said. “I don’t think our district should say, ‘Sorry, but we want you to do this crucially important job for what is less than minimum wage in some places.’”