Grad Tidings: One way or another, Edward Little High School senior Ben Condit was determined to find a place on the Williams College Nordic ski team.
Vanessa Paolella
Sun Journal
Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
Lewiston residents pass $101 million school budget
In total, 590 votes were cast, more than the 369 votes in 2022.
Dirigo senior lives by motto ‘seek discomfort’
Grad Tidings: When Dirigo High School’s salutatorian Abigail Therriault wants to learn something, she’s going to learn it.
Grad Tidings: Meet some great graduating high school seniors
In the series featuring high school seniors as graduation season nears, the Sun Journal will profile a randomly chosen top 10 student from 16 high schools in central and western Maine.
As graduation nears, Buckfield senior looks back most fondly on her time in the school gym
Grad Tidings: Hailey Litchfield is one of Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s top students. Yet, it’s in the gym where she feels most at home.
Lewiston voters to decide on $101 million school budget Tuesday
Ballots will be cast in the Longley School gym, 145 Birch St., from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Turner-based school district budget gets initial approval from voters
Residents approved the proposed $32.4 million spending plan for the upcoming year with no amendments.
Auburn School Committee approves $59.1 million budget
The School Committee agreed to designate up to an additional $200,000 to reduce the tax impact at the request of Mayor Jason Levesque.
Lisbon delays EMS vote for second time following workshop discussion
Chairman Harry Moore said the time would allow the council and public safety committee to consider the new information provided in the discussion.
Storm brings washouts, road closures across western Maine
Rain will return to the region Tuesday and continue until Thursday.