ABOVE, BELOW— Even as students return to classes, in a concrete bunker below Hebron Station School’s gymnasium, Maine DEP officials work with subcontractors to pump oil residing beneath the school’s foundation. Crushed rock is being poured into testing holes bored to look for the oil, which Hazardous Materials Responder Sheryl Bernard says has been difficult […]
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Foundation praises SAD 17 efforts to boost college enrollment
OXFORD— District efforts to boost the enrollment of college-bound high school graduates from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were praised by a higher education loan provider. Wendy Ault, director of the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation Education Foundation, told SAD 17 directors Tuesday night that the district initiatives to improve enrollment in post-secondary education were […]
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The ‘pitbull’ hangs up his leash; Sincerbeaux to retire
By Christopher Crosby NORWAY— High-fives down the halls, implementing safety protocols after the wake of national school tragedies, energy, humor, calling each of the Guy Rowe Elementary School’s 500 students by name during his 13-year tenure; there were many things Principal George Sincerbeaux will be remembered for. An endless, tireless presence popping in and out […]
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Guy E. Rowe School
Mr. Sincerbeaux Announces his Retirement After 13 years as principal at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School, Mr. Sincerbeaux has announced his retirement effective this coming June at the end of the current school year. When asked what he was going to do, he said ”babysit my youngest grandson, play golf, go to camp in The […]
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New CMCC Director of the Western Maine Center in South Paris
PARIS — Central Maine Community College (CMCC) President Scott Knapp has announced the appointment of Lisa MacDonald Cooper as the college’s director at the Western Maine University and Community College Center in South Paris. Lisa comes to CMCC with over 20 years of experience in marketing, project administration, communication, strategic planning, and post-secondary teaching. A native […]
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School Lunch Menu
RSU 10 Elementary Thursday, January 9 — Shepherd’s pie and whole grain dinner roll or Quick Pic (muffin, yogurt and cheese stick), green beans, carrot and cabbage slaw and fruit cup Breakfast: Notable blueberry muffin breakfast or Grab and Go pancakes Friday, January 10 — School pizza or peanut butter and fluff on whole grain bread, turkey […]
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Published May 13, 2007: Safer at school: Security better in retest, but some still fall short
The Sun Journal sent reporters to the same schools tested last October. Most had improved, but some got worse.
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Published Nov. 5, 2006: How long did it take your school to respond?
The times are unsettling. Should it take 22 minutes for a stranger to be stopped in an elementary school? And should strangers be allowed to wander unconfronted in high schools? That’s what happened when a team of reporters tested security at 37 schools on a breezy October morning. The results are startling
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Published March 5, 2000: Students, banks caught in Pierce’s march to monopoly
Richard Pierce wants you to believe three things. He wants you to believe he built a $470 million student loan operation, using tax-free public bonds for the sole purpose of helping Maine students go to college. He wants you to believe he built his operation with full legislative authority. And he wants you to believe […]