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School year begins with COVID in the rearview mirror

In keeping with federal guidance, schools’ COVID-related policies are much more relaxed compared to the start of the last school year.

Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.

RSU 56 directors voted 7-2 to remove “Gender Queer: A Memoir” from the high school shelves.

The state’s seven community colleges see an 11 percent increase in summer applications compared to this time last year.

The Oxford Historical Society is working to save Oxford’s oldest schoolhouse from being razed.

The University of Maine System is no longer requiring boosters, but masks must still be worn in class.

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Dike Newell students will attend classes at the former Bath Regional Career and Technical Center this fall.

The country singer spoke about her initiative to a bipartisan group of governors meeting in Portland this week.

The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.

The money will help pay for a new career center under construction and a scholarship in environmental science.