A state report that identified the need for 84,000 homes by 2030 laid out specific county-by-county production goals, but officials are still figuring out how to measure progress.
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Telstar schools have fewer economically disadvantaged students, district says
Still, more than half of SAD 44 students qualify as disadvantaged, entitling the school district to Title I services and certain grants.
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In the Farnsworth’s new exhibit, see the secret spots that inspired Andrew Wyeth
The exhibition of 26 paintings — some never publicly exhibited before — reveal a secluded place on the Goose River that Wyeth’s wife once called his ‘secret subject.’
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Maine is down another trauma center. What does that mean?
There were 3 trauma centers in Maine before a Lewiston hospital decided not to recertify in December.
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New Mainers express gratitude as Toy Fund brightens kids’ first holidays in America
Some parents shared stories of dangerous and difficult journeys to the U.S. that have left them without the means to buy presents for the children.
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Lewiston hospital can’t abandon trauma status, state says
Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of the health system’s acquisition.
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Reader wishes to gift recipe collection \ Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where else would one ever go with an odd request? Sun Spots, of course! I have two “recipe boxes” that were my deceased partner’s, and they are filled with hundreds of index cards of recipes, fairly well organized in food categories. He was a gourmet cook and I am not! Many of […]
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Maine’s congressional delegation pressing for ACA tax credit compromise
But prospects for a deal among Democrats and Republicans are uncertain ahead of a key vote in the Senate on Thursday.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Absenteeism is down in Bethel area schools but still a challenge for district
Chronically absent students dipped below 20% as of Dec. 3, Superintendent Mark Kenney said.