WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board of directors will hold a hearing on the 2018-19 budget at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Hill High School gym. The board is recommending a $19.1 million spending plan, which is $350,000 more than this fiscal year. It is a 1.87 percent increase. “Our goal this […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $35.5 million spending plan
FARMINGTON — A proposed $35.5 million budget for Regional School Unit 9 will go to a districtwide budget vote at 7 p.m. Monday at the Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. The amount approved by voters there will go to a validation referendum Tuesday, May 15, at polling stations in Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, […]
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CMCC Technology Class — Unplugged
Central Maine Community College seniors Dylan Kidder, left, and Nathan Elliott, right, disassemble connections on the school’s Lab Volt Tuning Station during their process control and instrumentation class Monday afternoon in Auburn. They are enrolled in the electromechanical technology program. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Perloff Family Fund offers grants to Maine public schools
ELLSWORTH — The Perloff Family Fund of the Maine Community Foundation will accept applications for four grant programs that benefit public schools in Maine. One-year Fast Track Grants of up to $3,000 are available for all areas of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Applications for the 2018-2019 school year are available and close June 30. STEM4ME […]
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Bill would allow kids prescribed medical marijuana to receive it at school
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Republican lawmaker wants to make accommodations for Maine children prescribed medical marijuana. Rep. Deborah Sanderson’s bill would allow kids prescribed medical marijuana to receive it from certain medical providers on school grounds. The bill is scheduled for a Wednesday hearing. Current law allows the child’s primary caregiver to possess and administer […]
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WinterKids Winter Games begin
Park Avenue Elementary School sixth-graders Maddox Demers, left, and Stephen Michaud-Simpson hold a sign they and classmates made for the parade around the school Wednesday morning to kick off WinterKids Winter Games. The four-week physical activity and nutrition challenge will continue all month. One elementary school in each of Maine’s 16 counties was selected to […]
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Lewiston High School closed Wednesday because of threat
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School will be closed Wednesday because of a threat of a shooting. Superintendent Bill Webster sent a tweet late Tuesday after informing administrators and staff of the decision. “Tonight a student mentioned a threat to the safety of LHS students through a widely disseminated social media post,” Webster wrote. “The student […]
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RSU 9 staff: Elementary-level alternative education needed
FARMINGTON — Elementary school staff in Regional School Unit 9 have been bitten, punched, pushed, kicked and spit on, to name just a few of the behaviors exhibited by some schoolchildren in recent years, administrators say. Each year dozens of office referrals are made for offenses of physical aggression, overt defiance and disruption. It is […]
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Lewiston Middle School students: Cellphone ban helping learning
Lewiston Middle School eighth-grader Hayelom Abraham, left, laughs while having lunch with friends Monday and talking about the stricter enforcement of the cellphone ban. Students and teachers said no cellphone use during the day means more student focus in class. LEWISTON — As Lewiston Middle School eighth-grader Cielo Escobar, 13, ate lunch Monday, she said […]
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Partial results show RSU 9 budget passing
FARMINGTON — With two towns reporting results early Thursday night, the Regional School Unit 9 proposed $33.9 million school budget was passing 254-164. New Sharon residents approved the proposal by a vote of 204-95 while Temple voters rejected it by a vote of 50-69. The budget represents a $1.18 million increase over last year and factors in […]