At least 20 Turning Point USA chapters have launched at churches, colleges and high schools across Maine since the conservative group’s founder was killed in September.
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Foster Tech touts recent forestry project, skills learning, volunteerism
Students from the forestry and digital media programs are partnering to document and educate peers at Cascade Brook School about sustainable wood harvesting practices and responsible forest management.
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Bowdoin students closely watching Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race
The 2014 alum of the Brunswick college is leading the polls going into next week’s election.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Northern Franklin County prepares to feed those facing a potential loss of SNAP benefits
From a newly built food pantry at Mt. Abram High School in Salem Township to food drives, individuals and organizations are responding to help their neighbors.
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UMaine to demolish its oldest building for parking. Some students are pushing back.
The university wants to replace 192-year-old Crossland Hall on the Orono campus with a parking lot for its sports complex.
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Pumpkins carved and apples pressed at NorthStar 4H Fall Party
Director Lyndsey Smith and the NorthStar 4-H staff hosted a middle school fall party at Telstar High School on Oct. 29, featuring pumpkin carving, cider pressing with Amanda Morin and her press, and pizza baked by Kate Goldberg.
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Telstar Boys take down Wiscasset, 8-0 at home
‘Our Super-Senior-off-the bench Seth (Dupuis) scored two goals in two minutes … it’s his first year on the team … his energy picks everyone up.’
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Maine students reject voter ID, pass red flag referendum in mock election
Twenty-nine schools across the state reported results from more than 4,000 students in the mock election hosted by the Maine Department of the Secretary of State on Tuesday.
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Maine students vote in first mock referendum election
At Morse High School in Bath, one of the 78 schools that participated in Tuesday’s mock election, students said they felt informed about the red flag referendum, less so about the voter ID proposal.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue-area schools report 251 students learning at home this year
Superintendent Christian Elkington reported improved attendance and 251 students learning at home, with families citing flexibility and individualized education as key reasons.