Some school systems are facing little hope of filling some of the most critical positions.
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.
Durham hires new town manager, plans special town meeting to vote on ARPA funds
Jerry Douglass is currently the public works director for Gardiner.
Former Leavitt teacher returns to MSAD 52 as superintendent
Back in the 1990s, Cari Medd taught social studies at Leavitt Area High School for seven years and coached field hockey.
SHAREcenter in desperate need of permanent location
The nonprofit must move out of the former Martel Elementary School by Sept. 31, but the organization has no place to go.
‘A fresh start’: Longley School beautification day sees strong turnout; some students responsible for vandalism help
More than 70 community members volunteered their time Thursday at Gov. James B. Longley School in an effort to make the school better than it was before a serious vandalism incident last month.
Auburn Fire Department provides water for local dairy farmer in need
With a nearly dry well, it must have felt like bovine intervention to one Auburn dairy farmer when the fire department agreed to let him fill his water tanks.
Lewiston Public Schools to host hiring event for all departments
Open positions include teachers, ed techs, language facilitators, administrative assistants, custodians and food service workers.
Lewiston to hold community beautification day at Longley School
Volunteers are expected to help repaint the school, tidy up the flower beds and perform other tasks after four children were charged last month with vandalizing the building.
Fire in New Auburn in 1933 left 422 families homeless
‘The high blaze jumped from building to building, almost burning them flat before the tenants knew what was going on,’ reported the Evening Journal.
Lewiston elementary schools to stagger start times to alleviate transportation shortages
The start and end time for Lewiston middle and high schools will remain unchanged.