A Lewiston High School student worried students and families with a picture of a pack of gum, two guns, and a text message that said “yo everyone come to school tomorrow, I got gum.”
Frida Zeinali
Staff Writer
Frida Zeinali is a staff reporter at the Sun Journal covering mostly local education in Lewiston and Auburn. A Youth Journalism International alum, she came to Maine by way of Marquette University where she did radio for a while in graduate school. She calls Auburn home these days.
Posted inBethel, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
‘Credible threat’ shuts down Bethel-area schools Monday
All MSAD 44 schools were closed Monday as the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office investigated a threat made toward the Telstar complex in Bethel.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn Greek Festival returns ‘steady’ to region
Between the treasures and the food, there’s something for everyone at the festival, which runs until Saturday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn’s new student handbook bans food deliveries to schools
Other changes outline protocols for Narcan storage and administration, as well as updated safety response actions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
‘There is so much potential’: University of Southern Maine plans to grow in Lewiston and Auburn
The school is rolling out Lewiston-Auburn’s first undergraduate health care major — occupational therapy.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston teen rear-ends Auburn school bus
There were no major injuries reported, but three students onboard had hospital visits for “complaints of pain,” police said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn starts the school year with 23 new teachers
Student enrollment numbers are up from last year, Superintendent Susan Dorris said. Replacement of the Edward Little High School’s gym floor is scheduled for Oct. 15.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Brief power outage dealt with on Lewiston’s first day of school
Loose branch across the powerlines cut off electricity to Robert V. Connors Elementary School, Lewiston High School and Lewiston Regional Technical Center for about an hour Wednesday morning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Teachers welcome a new school year in Lewiston, Auburn
Wednesday is the first day of school for many in the Twin Cities. Just like their students, teachers wait for the first school bell to ring too.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston public school teachers encouraged to ‘take care of each other’
Faculty and staff get advice from nationally recognized educator.