Funding will come from an increase in the school department’s state allocation.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
New initiative aims to help students continue education after high school
The mentoring program helps students build skills, along with other supports, that will aid them in seeking postsecondary education.
Staff report positive outcomes to Lewiston schools cellphone policy enacted last school year
Staff are noticing fewer students violating the policy this year compared to when it was first implemented last school year.
Zoning changes proposed for commercial solar farms in Turner
The amendments would apply to commercial solar farms only.
Auburn School Committee issues survey regarding superintendent search
Members of the public are encouraged to submit letters of interest for those who want to serve on the Superintendent Search Committee.
Central Maine Healthcare selling 2 of its Lewiston buildings
The hospital system is hoping the sales of the buildings, which include the home of the Dempsey Center, will ease financial constraints that have existed since the pandemic.
Central Maine Healthcare to cut 45 positions amid management reorganization
It is one of several moves the Lewiston health care system made in the last few months.
Face Time: Susan Yenco Gerlek talks about 50 years in Lisbon’s middle school ‘village’
‘Praise in public, chastise in private. Tell students what they are doing right. Look for something positive in every student,’ says the veteran teacher.
Group hopes to bring furniture bank to Lewiston
The group of volunteers brings new or gently used items to asylum seekers in Lewiston and Auburn.
Group hopes to bring furniture bank to Lewiston
The group of volunteers brings new or gently used items to asylum seekers in Lewiston and Auburn.