The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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Hallowell-area school district uses additional state money to reduce town contributions to budget
The original allocation towns were billed was $10,484,485 and the new local allocation will be $9,635,109.
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Waterville school officials hold forum to discuss proposed addition for grades 4 and 5
The meeting was held Thursday, where school officials presented their findings and community members were able to ask questions.
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Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title
The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest’s first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
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30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms
The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
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At 23, Livermore woman is one of Maine’s youngest law school graduates
Mikala L. Holt was sworn in as a lawyer on June 30.
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Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
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Controversial proposed Waterville school addition forum rescheduled for Thursday evening
The public forum is to discuss a proposal to build a $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
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Hallowell-area school district joins vaping lawsuit
While the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors voted unanimously to reelect Jonathan Hamann as chair and Leanne Burnham as vice chair, the decision to join the mass action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. was not.