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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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Wales equipping decontamination room for Fire Department
The town has spent $15,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust purchases 1,700 acres in Kennebago watershed
The land contains some of the finest wild brook trout habitat in the U.S.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
‘Once-in-a-lifetime teacher,’ Isaiah Davis, recognized for his ‘ridiculous schemes’
The Leavitt Area High School history teacher was awarded the Patience W. Norman Prize for Teacher Excellence this month in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the school community.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
RSU 4 schools to close Wednesday
Officials in the Wales-based school district attribute the closure to staffing shortages.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Organizers, panelists urge attendees to be impatient during Bates MLK keynote panel
In a break from previous years, the organizing committee for Martin Luther King Sr. Day chose to invite not one, but five Maine-based activists to speak to this year’s theme, Decolonization and Liberation.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2022
High school students gear up for firefighting careers
At a time when recruiting and retaining firefighters has grown increasingly difficult, officials believe high school fire science programs are part of the solution.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Durham Fire and Rescue Department given $4,000 for equipment
The money will pay for hoses, nozzles and adapters for a wildland truck.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Dustin Miles named assistant principal for Litchfield schools
The former Lewiston Public Schools teacher has 18 years experience teaching.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Schools with universal masking no longer need to contact trace
School districts say they will continue to notify parents with students in positive pools
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Lewiston schools discuss pending COVID-19 vaccine, weekly testing mandate
School employees may need to provide proof of vaccination or a weekly negative test beginning in February.
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