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Published
January 21, 2021

The forecast is cloudy for winter sports

No one is throwing in the towel just yet but soon the Maine Principals' Association may shift its priorities to holding a safe spring season, which was cancelled completely in 2020.
Published
January 20, 2021

SAD 17 superintendent looks toward post-COVID-19 spending priorities

Rick Colpitts said he hopes to keep budget increase to 1% over this year's $42.7M
Published
January 18, 2021

School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight

At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
Published
January 18, 2021

RSU 73 goes fully remote this week due to staffer with COVID-19

The infected person works throughout the district.
Published
January 17, 2021

Livermore Falls Town Office closed this week due to positive COVID-19 test

Foreclosure notices need to be paid by money order or bank check, put in an envelope and placed drop box outside the Town Office.
Published
January 17, 2021

Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration

Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner's and Augusta's Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
Published
January 17, 2021

School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open

Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
Published
January 15, 2021

Eustis school to continue remote learning for week; MSAD 58 and Rangeley schools return to in-person learning

Schools in all three systems went to remote learning Monday.
Published
January 15, 2021

Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.
Published
January 14, 2021

Mental health program serving student-athletes well in Jay

When Spruce Mountain High School athletes learned most competitive sports were approved for this winter, the number of athletes ineligible to participate because of grades went from 47 to 14.