PARIS — Schools Superintendent Rick Colpitts assured SAD 17 directors Monday evening that measures to secure school buildings continue. “We’ve done more in the last three months than we have in the past three years,” Colpitts said in response to Director Bob Jewell’s concerns about an active shooter or other potential violence. “I really don’t […]
November 5, 2018
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Bishop Malone acknowledges 'tsunami' of abuse claims
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Embattled Bishop Richard Malone added 36 names Monday to a public list of priests with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a child, bringing the number to 78, and described a “tsunami” of victims who came forward following the creation of a program to compensate victims. Addressing criticism over his handling of […]
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Colby students' absentee ballots challenged over address concerns
WATERVILLE — About 150 absentee ballots submitted by Colby College students using addresses on Mayflower Hill Drive are being challenged on grounds that the addresses do not stand up to voter registration requirements. The ballots are being challenged by a group of registered voters in Waterville who have argued the addresses — which include a […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Test scores posted on DOE website, then taken down
New statewide standardized testing results were posted online early Monday, but state education officials took the information down after several hours, saying they needed more time to validate the results. Students take standardized tests known as Maine Educational Assessments, or MEAs, every year. The results are for mathematics and English tests given to all students […]
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel board sets town vote on treatment plant loan
BETHEL — Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday to hold a special town meeting Dec. 10 to vote on a $1.2 million loan for wastewater treatment plant improvements. The money would come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program. Interim Town Manager David Holt said he did not see a better financing option, and he […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Man charged with terrorizing Waterford woman
WATERFORD — A Berwick man convicted of terrorizing appeared in 11th District Court on Monday afternoon on another such charge involving a woman at her home at Hilltop Drive. Brian Lamper, 41, was arrested Friday on charges of domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and aggravated assault. He was taken to Two […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Blowing in the wind
Auburn city employee Jim Toscano clears leaves from a parking lot Monday. The entire state is past peak foliage, and the process of clearing away leaves is in full swing. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Polling places
Auburn: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward 1 — Washburn School, 35 Lake Auburn Ave. Ward 2 — Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Dr. Ward 3 — Fairview School, 397 Minot Ave. Ward 4 — Auburn Hall, 60 Court St. Ward 5 — Sherwood Heights School, 32 Sherwood Drive Durham: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston parents 'opt-out' movement strong
LEWISTON — The trend that has parents deciding the Maine Education Assessment is not worth students’ time is continuing. Lewiston has the highest number of “opt outs” in the state, Superintendent Bill Webster said Monday. The percentage of students taking the MEA last spring was 80.44 percent. For results to be valid, the Maine Department […]
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Girls' hockey: Seasoned Blue Devils hit the ice with eyes on title
LEWISTON — Before Monday’s first girls’ hockey practice of the new winter season, Grace Dumond got a little inspiration over the weekend. With Dumond in attendance, the Lewiston boys’ soccer team won another state championship — their third in four years — to add to the school’s ever-growing recent haul. Not to mention the boys’ […]