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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Chelsea residents approve $2 million budget with minor tweaks
Around 40 voters passed the Chelsea municipal budget, along with two updated town ordinances, at the annual Town Meeting on Thursday.
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PublishedApril 29, 2023
Lewiston, Jay-based schools to get funding to boost mental health services
The Department of Education said it chose high-need districts which have low student-to-mental-health-provider ratios relative to the state and nation.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Somerville-based school district grapples with increased costs of educating its teenagers
Regional School Unit 12 does not have a high school and must pay for students to attend public or private schools outside the district.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
Winthrop, Somerville schools receive federal funding for electric buses
Winthrop received funding for four electric buses and Somerville-based RSU 12 received funding for two electric buses through EPA Clean School Bus Program.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Over more than two decades, Chelsea physical education teacher’s passion for running has created community tradition
Linda Peterson, a physical education teacher at Chelsea Elementary School, started a school fun run to help students develop a healthy mindset around the activity she has loved since childhood. On Saturday, the community will celebrate the 25th year of the event, which starts at 2 p.m. at the school.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2022
Watch: Windsor Elementary School students leave their mark in the soil after planting a dozen fruit trees
The students' work, with the help of the nonprofit ReTreeUS, is expected to benefit future generations.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2022
With free meals available for all students in Maine, officials say there are still hurdles to offering better food
A recent photo of a school lunch from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond prompted controversy among parents about the quality of meals the district provides.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Two Augusta area schools find ‘forever chemicals’ in their water supplies
The two schools, Helen A. Thompson School in West Gardiner and Whitefield Elementary School, plan to install filtration systems in the next month.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Chelsea-area school district budget proposal, driven by inflation, is ‘one of the biggest increases we have had,’ superintendent says
Like other school districts in the area, Regional School Unit 12's school budget fell victim to inflation.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Some Maine schools to ditch masks, others wait for state guidance
Chelsea, China and Oakland area schools planned to lift the mandatory masking mandate when school resumed after February break.
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