Augusta area schools will start school after Labor Day, but snow days could possibly run school into the week of Juneteenth.
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Senior College to offer classes at various community sites in Auburn and Lewiston
Lewiston-Auburn Senior College needs to be more fluid with where they host their classes.
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Bill to overhaul how Maine educates its youngest special needs students moves ahead
The bill would transfer some of the responsibility for providing disability services to young kids onto individual school districts within 4 years – a timeline that some worry is too quick.
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Lewiston Regional Technical Center looks to member school districts to fill funding gap
While the state pays most of the budget, certain items are not included.
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Maine’s biggest upset this March hasn’t been on the court. It was on a chess board.
Baxter Academy’s fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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UMaine Orono part of high-altitude balloon launch to record solar eclipse
The eclipse can be viewed from the vantage point of high-altitude balloons on April 8 on YouTube.
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Former York special education teacher settles discrimination lawsuit against district
Michele Figueira had sued the York School Department last summer, alleging officials created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Clover Health Care fosters relationships between preschoolers and ‘grandfriends’
The friendships formed between some in the youngest generation and some in the oldest generation in our society are rewarding to both groups involved.
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Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition draws thousands to Lewiston
High school students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut competed Saturday at The Colisée.
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Service workers at Maine’s 7 community colleges say system is stalling negotiations
The union is demanding wage increases for the 165 employees currently working under a contract that expired in July 2023.