The McMahon Elementary School fifth-grader and his eight classmates will be quarantined for two weeks.
Karen Kreworuka
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston bus driver shortage forcing some downtown pupils to walk
The district’s transportation staff has struggled to piece together staggered bus runs.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Lewiston, Auburn schools getting ventilation upgrades
The districts are working to improve air flow systems before schools open Sept. 14.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston board to reconsider uniformed police in schools
The resource officer program has wide support among school officials in the tri-county region.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
School meal debt rising under ‘food-shaming’ law
Many districts will seek to bridge the gap with taxpayer money.
Posted inLocal & State
Active-shooter drills in schools ineffective, possibly harmful, report says
Local school officials say they conduct lockdown drills as mandated by state law but avoid simulations that involve students.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Two Maine teachers among 11 chosen in nation to study in Arctic
The social studies teachers are among 11 educators nationwide to win spots in the research program.
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
Brunswick woman to compete for Miss America
The Philadelphia native and graduate of Bowdoin College, now serves as an AmeriCorps member through the LearningWorks Aim High Program in Portland.
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Wolfe’s Neck announces new initiative to improve soil health, combat climate change
FREEPORT — As part of a $10 million collaboration, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment is attempting a “farming revolution” to combat carbon emissions and the effects of climate change, according to the Freeport nonprofit’s executive director, David Herring. It will provide “any farmer anywhere with free access to site-specific data, providing quantitative […]
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Police: Deaths, injuries in Texas shopping complex shooting
Police: Multiple people dead or injured in Texas border town shooting