Regardless of the grade they will be in, students face tougher academic standards when they return to school in the fall as a result of the new Common Core standards that have been adopted statewide.
July 2013
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Baldacci lobbies for debt action in Washington
WASHINGTON — Former Gov. John Baldacci was walking the corridors of Capitol Hill once again last week along with former Maine Senate President Rick Bennett as part of a delegation of Mainers pushing for action on the federal debt.
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Jefferson voters tackle reduced school budget on Tuesday
Teaching positions at Jefferson Village School probably will be eliminated if voters pass school budget cuts approved by residents at an open town meeting earlier this month.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Whitney, Shostak lead East to Lobster Bowl win
Mt. Blue High School’s Jordan Whitney completed 14 of 28 passes at Waterhouse Field, for 311 yards and two touchdowns. That offensive output helped the East overcome five turnovers to earn a 25-13 win in the annual game for the Shriner’s hospitals.
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MLB: Kuroda, Yankees topple Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Brett Gardner and Lyle Overbay each had three hits and drove in a run to back Hiroki Kuroda’s seven strong innings, carrying the New York Yankees to a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.
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Kennebec Journal area police log, July 20, 2013
At 6:27 p.m., police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Maine Municipal Association that was caused by a faulty detector, according to Augusta Fire Department Battalion Chief Scott Dunbar.
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RSU 4 ponders what’s next following second budget vote defeat
Officials of Regional School Unit 4 are trying to figure out what’s next after their second attempt at passing a budget not only failed, but failed by a larger margin than it did the first time.
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‘The Girl and Death’ … from Russia with love
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner.
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Moscow-area wind farm plan subject of Monday public hearing
A Boston developer’s proposal to build a $398 million, 62-turbine wind farm in the Moscow area will be the subject of a public hearing on Monday, 6 to 9 p.m., in the Moscow Elementary School.
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Defeated military recruiter bill could be big issue in 2014 elections
The military recruiter bill that failed on the last day of the legislative session is unlikely to drop from the limelight anytime soon, and it may just be a big issues in the 2014 Maine elections.