Participants work full time as education technicians, long-term substitutes or emergency/conditionally certified teachers within the program, while taking classes toward their degree.
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston, Auburn to create management plan for damaging invasive vine
Originally planted in the U.S. as an ornamental vine in the 1800s, Asiatic bittersweet is now widespread in the northeast, choking trees and out-competing native plants.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Black Friday draws some early morning shoppers to Auburn, but many skip out
The days of outrageous lines and enticing doorbuster deals on Black Friday may now be a thing of the past as retailers’ sales strategies and shoppers’ habits change.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Norway’s Turkey Trot 4 Hope sees record turnout
Several hundred people supported the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Fowsia Musse returns to Maine after being shot in Ethiopia
Musse continues to receive medical treatment, but her condition is improving.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Heather Manchester puts collaboration at the heart of school leadership
Interim Oxford Hills schools Superintendent Heather Manchester became a unifying leader after months of unrest.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon Town Council approves first read on revised cannabis ordinance
The town has authorized the expenditure of up to $3,000 worth of holiday decorations for the two town centers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee backs new English Language Learning plan
LEWISTON — The School Committee approved the school district’s new plan for identifying and educating English language learners during its meeting Monday, and considered the possible creation of designated prayer spaces in schools. Half a dozen community members shared their perspectives on the update to the English Language Learning program, called the Lau Plan, which […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon middle school math scores rise, soccer players raise money for cancer
Students, staff and community members are invited to a presentation on protecting children and families after a suicide or traumatic death Thursday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Most water fixtures at Turner Elementary School show lead levels exceeding state threshold
Eighteen of the 68 water fixtures that tested at or above 4 parts per billion are water fountains, most of which are at Turner Elementary School.