Teachers and administrators widely agreed last year that students were acting out more often and more severely than before the pandemic pushed schools to close.
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.
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In a word: Unwrapping the origins of Christmas names
Christmas will soon be here, so what better time to take a look at some of the words associated with the holiday beginning with the big day itself?
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Lost power? Get warm and charge your devices here
Warming centers have been opened in Auburn, Lisbon, Lovell and Otisfield.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Nomination papers available for Leeds selectmen, MSAD board seats
The three-year positions are currently held by Selectman Dwight Buckley and Director Crystal Barus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Religion & Values
Dottie Perham-Whittier: Passing faith on to the next generation
During her darkest days, Dottie Perham-Whittier looked to God and her church community for support. For years, she worked to pass on the same strength to the next generation.
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2022 Maine & The Holidays Quiz: Show us what you know about Maine holiday trivia
Join us as we cover snow giants, uncommonly practical gift-giving and a decidedly unlikely pick for the state with the most Christmas cheer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Edward Little High School partners with Central Maine Community College for ‘Spring Ahead’ program
Some seniors will enroll in a full semester of college courses in the spring semester.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
One family, grateful to be under the same roof, is still separated
Among all the challenges of being homeless, the inability to cook their own meal and enjoy it together might seem small. But for the tight-knit family, it’s everything.
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‘It’s harder on my children’: Family struggles to find a place to call home
Father of three says his family has been constantly on the move as he tries to save money from his job for a permanent place to live.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
St. Mary’s Renaissance School celebrates 26 years of clinician-centered education
Recognizing an unmet need, two psychiatrists at St. Mary’s trained to help adolescents paved the way for the opening of the Renaissance School more than 25 years ago.