An altercation between Superintendent Monica Henson and a sixth grade student in September continues to play out, four months later.
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Science spotlight shines on Harrison Elementary’s Rob Ripley
Educated within Oxford Hills schools, the pupil is now the teacher.
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Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness
Rita Durgin has performed hundreds of small acts to friends, co-workers and strangers since her 30th birthday.
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SAD 17 superintendent responds to union complaints after no-confidence vote
The Oxford Hills Education Association addressed the school board Tuesday in Paris.
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School athletic teams making winter their season
To date, Oxford Hills has not had to cancel any games or meets because of COVID this season, even with cases rising all around its teams.
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SAD 17’s COVID numbers climbing by the hour
For now, the school district is so overloaded with positive cases and contract tracing it has abandoned reporting student quarantines on its website.
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Omicron’s impact unknown as Oxford Hills students head back to school
Superintendent Dr. Monica Henson says SAD 17 is bracing for an influx of illness and quarantine.
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2021: A year of life — and news — in Oxford Hills (part 1)
The pandemic continued to dominate in 2021 but individuals, organizations and events also made the news, from personal achievements to business reopenings to community support.
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Omicron is at Oxford Hills’ threshold
Although the newest variant of the virus is believed to be less dangerous than delta, it is more contagious and will further tax Maine’s health care system.
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Overseers of the poor: Ending the ‘town farm’ experiment
The Great Depression changed the face of poverty. The Social Security Act changed the quality of life for many poor. Twentieth-century improvements to institutional welfare programs put an end to the almshouse for good.