A story on Page B1 in Thursday’s paper about the SAD 31 board of directors meeting failed to note that school board members Bruce Hallett and Noreen Schorey abstained from the vote authorizing board attorney Bruce Smith to write a letter to state Department of Education Commissioner Susan Gendron asking that she refrain from pursuing collecting about $14,000 that Hallett was paid for work as a liaison on the renovation of two district schools.

A story on Page B2 in Thursday’s paper about an Ellsworth man who was sentenced on drug charges contained an error. Steven J. Rowley, 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison with all but three years suspended, meaning he will spend three years behind bars.

The wrong first name was reported for a University of Maine softball player in a story in Monday’s paper. The player’s name is Melinda Corssino.