Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
October 17, 2011

Schools steer students to home on the free-range

GARDINER — As Gardiner Area High School’s cafeteria filled with students for the second lunch period, Tara Marble began her pitch.
Published
October 16, 2011

Demand on Augusta food bank soaring

AUGUSTA — For 30 years, Augusta Food Bank got by with donations from churches and individuals, grants from the United Way of Kennebec Valley and a variety of food drives run by other organizations.
Published
October 16, 2011

Rail trail looks to future

GARDINER — Waterfront Park here is not connected to the 6.5-mile Kennebec River Rail Trail, though railroad tracks run along one side of the parking lot.
Published
October 11, 2011

Hammonds making rounds in RSU 2

HALLOWELL — As the new superintendent of Regional School Unit 2 settles in, his tour of the district is taking him beyond classrooms, staff meetings and school events.
Published
October 8, 2011

Hallowell mulls fireworks sales

HALLOWELL — There will be fireworks at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Published
October 7, 2011

RSU 12 to review building use

WHITEFIELD — Now that Regional School Unit 12 has a beautiful new school in Chelsea, administrators are turning their attention to other buildings.
Published
October 4, 2011

Maine schools sliding in annual progress

AUGUSTA — Fewer Maine schools are clearing the ever-rising bar set by No Child Left Behind. According to a report released Monday by the Maine Department of Education, only 184 of the state’s 608 schools — 30.2 percent — are making “adequate yearly progress” toward the goal of all students reaching proficiency by 2013-14.
Published
October 4, 2011

Maine schools sliding off ever-steeper curve

AUGUSTA — Fewer Maine schools are clearing the ever-rising bar set by No Child Left Behind.
Published
August 17, 2011

Maine applying again in Race to the Top

AUGUSTA — Last year, Maine turned in one of the lowest-scoring applications for Race to the Top, missing a chance at $75 million in federal money for education reform.
Published
August 13, 2011

Progress is measured in many ways

READFIELD — A loud beeping cut through the chatter at the Readfield Historical Society’s annual Wine and Cheese Social.