The meeting became increasingly tense as attendees heckled the chairman, who declined to start the meeting.
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.
Auburn Ward 3 School Committee representative runs unopposed
Karen Mathieu is the current chairwoman of the Auburn School Committee
Durham board advised to look at resource protection zoning; fire and rescue force down 5 ‘short’
Town Planner George Thebarge is concerned about unfair restrictions on landowners.
Auburn School Committee Ward 2 incumbent runs unopposed
Pamela Hart is running for the Auburn School Committee Ward 2 seat.
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz runs unopposed for Auburn Ward 1 School Committee
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz is a write-in candidate for Auburn’s Ward 1 School Committee seat.
Edward Little High School may offer three diplomas
High school seniors would be eligible depending on the number of credits earned.
Five candidates compete for 2 at-large Auburn School Committee seats
Pamela Foster Albert, Faith Fontaine, Patricia M. Gautier, Jodi Goldrup and David Simpson are candidates for the two at-large Auburn School Committee positions.
Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
Two candidates compete for Ward 7 School Committee seat
Heather Benson is challenging incumbent Paul Beauparlant for the position.
Two candidates vie for Ward 6 seat on the Lewiston School Committee
Leigh Albert and Meghan Hird are running against each other.