A recent state law requires that public comments on education matters be allowed at school board meetings, even as a new effort is underway to restrict such commenting.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking in Maine: No phone, some lights, no motorcars … it’s rustic luxury
You don’t need to stay at Attean Lake Lodge to enjoy the beauty offered in the area, but an overnight stay only adds to the experience.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
Posted inOn this date
Oct. 8, 1983: 1800s home next to Randolph town office to be torn down later this month, minor earthquake rumbles Augusta area that’s said to have started in western Mass., and a Maine newspaper has been accused of slander
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Wabanaki exhibit set to debut at Portland children’s museum
The exhibit, titled ‘Ckuwaponahkiyik Atkuhkakonol: Wabanaki Storytelling Through Art and Traditions,’ explores the Wabanaki people.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: In juxtaposed shows, Colby displays two sides of its collection
The works in ‘Constellations’ and ‘Come Closer’ overlap in time period but that’s it.