The referendum also asked voters if they also want a locally-funded larger gym and bleachers as well as a new outdoor learning center.
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Posted inFood, Maine, News
Maine food pantries weathering funding cuts with help from retailers
Food donations from supermarkets, local food businesses and wholesalers make up about half the food that’s distributed at most Maine food pantries.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Thousands of Mainers face loss of SNAP benefits as program undergoes historic cuts
The changes will put more pressure on food pantries, which are already seeing a rise in need and warning that they won’t be able to fill the gap.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills schools show improvement in absentee rate, safety, student success
Maine School Administrative District 17 has met or exceeded goals set for a three-year strategic plan, though math assessments remained flat amid a new curriculum program.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills residents, state committee back Paris middle school construction project
About 150 adults and children attended a Thursday presentation introducing the concept design for a proposed new Oxford Hills Middle School.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Residents to vote tonight on design for new Oxford Hills Middle School
OHMS’ volunteer building committee recommends a construction plan funded almost entirely by the Maine Department of Education.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local News, Maine
Norway salon sends students to school in style
Stylists Tova Millett and Bobbi Fogg donated a Sunday to snipping locks for kids heading back to school in the Oxford Hills region.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local News, Schools & Education
Amid ongoing mass violence, Oxford Hills prioritizing school security
Maine School Administrative District 17 is putting renewed focus on safety, as the nation reels from a school shooting in Minneapolis last week.
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Oxford Hills new cell phone policy harkens back to days before devices
This year, students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High and Middle schools will have to power off their electronic devices and keep them stored out of sight while school is in session.
Posted inMaine, News
Among Maine workers, growing recognition of heat as a top occupational safety hazard
As summer temperatures increase, more attention is focused on the danger of working in high heat.