Residents will vote a second time June 11.
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Lewiston School Committee agrees to cut proposed budget $500,000
Superintendent Jake Langlais recommended the reduction and listed where cuts could be made.
Lewiston voters discuss school budget at Tuesday referendum
The proposed $111 million school budget is a 9.29% increase, and represents a large portion of the city’s projected $3 property tax rate increase.
Lewiston-Auburn region braces for second round of ice, snow, rain
In Auburn, all schools will have a remote learning day Friday so students and parents don’t have to travel.
Staff report positive outcomes to Lewiston schools cellphone policy enacted last school year
Staff are noticing fewer students violating the policy this year compared to when it was first implemented last school year.
Lewiston schools go into brief lockdown during domestic dispute
LEWISTON — Area schools were locked down for 30 minutes Monday because of a domestic dispute between two adults, according to Superintendent Jake Langlais’ post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Langlais said police responded to a domestic dispute between the adults who have a student at Connors Elementary School at 400 Bartlett […]
Lewiston schools plan reopening; parents feel like nothing will be the same
Lewiston public schools will reopen Tuesday. For the next three weeks, students will be released early on Wednesdays.
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
Lewiston collision is latest crash involving Maine school bus
No one was injured and there was no significant damage when a car struck a school bus Friday morning in Lewiston, but collisions involving school buses are far too common, officials say.
Lewiston hospitals take steps to stem COVID-19 resurgence
Local hospital staff urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help reduce its spread this fall and winter.