Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
September 27, 2013

Sex, magic, violence lead to school, library book-ban requests

If a book features sexual content or homosexuality, profanity or racial slurs, magic or violence, chances are someone’s tried to have it removed from a library shelf or school reading list.
Published
September 26, 2013

Augusta special-needs students restrained 52 times last year

Assistant Superintendent Donna Madore, who was the district’s special education director until last year, said 14 students were restrained. That means the affected students were restrained nearly four times, on average.
Published
September 23, 2013

Hall-Dale students help out Dresden’s elderly during Day of Caring

It’s common for Day of Caring projects to benefit organizations, like Kennebec Valley Humane Society or Hall-Dale Elementary School, where some of the Hall-Dale students volunteered on Monday. It’s less common for projects to benefit individuals.
Published
September 20, 2013

Bridge repair jams traffic on I-95 in Augusta

Crews closed one lane from 7 a.m. to around 1:30 p.m. to repair joints on the Bond Brook bridge.
Published
September 20, 2013

UMA to concentrate on bioethics this year

There are likely to be many difficult conversations at the University of Maine at Augusta this year about life and death, health care, genetic engineering.
Published
September 19, 2013

Pope’s comments about social issues received well by some, skeptically by others

Local pastor Rev. Joseph Daniels says Pope Francis’ comments don’t deviate from current theology, but rather emphasize a holistic approach, while others urge the pontiff not to lose sight of the church’s moral traditions.
Published
September 18, 2013

Maine community colleges get $13 million IT grant

The seven colleges money will use the money to hire instructors and expand their information technology offerings.
Published
September 18, 2013

State community colleges get $13 million from feds for IT instruction

Federal grant aims to expand information technology instruction to support new or expanded one-year certificate and two-year degree programs.
Published
September 17, 2013

Federal privacy laws haven’t kept up with modern technology, say experts at UMA forum

Federal privacy laws haven’t been updated since 1986, and cellphones, the Internet and GPS technology have raised a host of new issues.
Published
September 16, 2013

Administrator recommends closure of Hallowell’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church

With other churches nearby, the Rev. Francis Morin says ‘it’s not good stewardship’ to keep the 318-member parish open despite parishioners’ protests.