Mt. Blue Middle School, along with Academy Hill, shared the results of their fall benchmark scores with the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors, and set their focus on improvement. Laura Columbia, Director of Curriculum, also shared updates on their strategic planning.
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Posted inSchools and Education
RSU 9 Food Pantry’s facing issues with space, funding
RSU 9’s food pantry, which helps feed families of students with food insecurity in the district is having logistical issues with boxes for their food as well as a lack of funds to keep it’s backpack program going for next year.
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Connecticut man admits to trying to help Islamic State group
Kevin McCormick, of Hamden, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport to attempting to provide support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Posted inNation & World
Valuable winning lottery ticket could be in your coat pocket
Every year players miss out on millions of dollars in prizes they either don’t realize they have won or decline to cash in.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Maine Celtics winning streak ends at seven
Luka Samanic pours in 45 points for Maine, but the Delaware Blue Coats score 82 points in the first half and beat the Celtics, 149-137.
Posted inNation & World
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
For 28 countries it was the hottest year on record, including China, the U.K., Spain, France, Germany and New Zealand.
Posted inNation & World, News
Coast Guard returns 177 Cubans caught at sea to the island
The migrants were all intercepted separately off Florida’s coast earlier this month, according to the Coast Guard.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in Augusta may have been in crosswalk, police say
Authorities have released the identities of the driver and pedestrian involved in the Tuesday incident on Memorial Drive.
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MLB notebook: Bauer released by Los Angeles Dodgers after suspension cut
Trevor Bauer is owed about $22.5 million from the remainder of his $102 million, three-year contract, making a waiver claim unlikely.
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Brother of man accused of Waterville murder sentenced to three years in prison on hindering charge
Jarae Lipscombe, 26, was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison for lying to police and helping his brother avoid arrest after the 2020 shooting death of Joseph Tracy.