Vanessa Paolella

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Published
August 27, 2022

Five-alarm blaze destroys downtown Norway apartment building

At least six people displaced and one injured Saturday afternoon during fire at 17 Deering St.
Published
August 24, 2022

Want to borrow ‘Gender Queer’ from your local library? You may have to get in line.

As of Wednesday, nearly all of the copies of the graphic novel were either checked out or in the process of being checked out from libraries across Maine.
Published
August 22, 2022

UMF launches college credit program for high school students

Offered through Maine’s Early College Pathways program, the six tracks at UMF are intended to help students focus on classes related to specific topics or career paths.
Published
August 6, 2022

Community colleges in Central Maine see spike in enrollment for fall

Auburn campus has seen a striking 47% increase in the number of new students for the fall; 12% more at Kennebec Valley Community College campuses.
Published
August 5, 2022

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges join effort to uphold affirmative action

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are among 32 liberal arts colleges urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings which allow admission officers to consider race as a factor.
Published
July 10, 2022

With school out for the summer, Maine teachers take on 2nd, 3rd jobs

Historically, about 20% of teachers across the country have taken on secondary jobs across the country during the school year. In the summer, that figure rose to about 33%, according to the latest national data.
Published
July 2, 2022

Courtesy boat inspections on rise at Maine lakes in high-stakes battle against invasive species

Although few inspections detect invasives such as the Eurasian watermilfoil, officials are ramping up efforts because the damage to a lake’s ecosystem can hinder boaters and swimmers, and reduce surrounding property values.
Published
June 30, 2022

Seeds of Peace opens for the summer, plans to start program for K-12 students this fall

School administrators requested in-school programming from Seeds of Peace, citing increased behavioral and emotional challenges of students following the onset of the pandemic.
Published
June 19, 2022

Western Maine town the last to use hand-crank phones in the U.S.

‘The lure of high-tech, touch-tone and total privacy won out in a two-year battle with nostalgia and the human element,’ announced the Sunday Sun Journal in Lewiston. ‘The crank phone is dead. Long live call forwarding.’
Published
June 1, 2022

Hidden razor in putty injures Lewiston kindergartner

No other razors have been found in the school.