The students started in the Horn of Africa, before hitting up the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Australia.
March 2012
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Sap season comes to a sugary Sunday finale
Rebecca Manthey stood out in the rain at the entrance of Old Fort Western keeping watch over a cast iron kettle of boiling sap hooked to a tripod over a wood fire.
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Who gets natural gas? Well, that depends
MADISON — Whether natural gas pipes will be installed under your street depends in part on whether you and your neighbors will use natural gas and where you live in town.
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Rushed or cautious?
Farmingdale father Tom Lynch thinks his daughters’ schools can serve as an example for other districts considering proficiency-based education. That example, however, reveals both positives and negatives, he said.
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Births: Feb. 16-23
AUGUSTA — A son, Rowan Thomas Fitzsimmons, was born Feb. 23 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Gretchen and Erik Fitzsimmons of Augusta.
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Data on new system limited
School districts on the leading edge of proficiency-based education are still in the midst of change.
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Bustin will be candidate in District 21
HALLOWELL — David Bustin has announced that he’s running as a Democrat for state Senate District 21.
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LePage proposal for new investigation unit draws questions
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to create a new Office of Policy and Management, with expanded investigatory powers, is generating bipartisan concern among lawmakers.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Folsom continues to improve in pole vault
Lindsey Folsom fell short of her goal of clearing 11-feet, 6-inches in the pole vault, so there might be a tinge of disappointment when she talks about her season. Still, the Cony junior feels the strides she has made will pay off this spring and ultimately help her reach her desired height.
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Critics: Lepage proposal ‘vague’
A proposed new state office — one controlled by the governor and with subpoena power — is raising eyebrows at the State House.