Principal Lori Smail, who has resigned, said the testing error was unintentional, but a Department of Education letter says teachers purposefully hung posters in classrooms that gave students an “unfair advantage.”
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Richmond voters approve almost all of proposed budget
The new budget, the school portion of which awaits final approval, would result in a tax decrease of 30 cents per $1,000 of valuation for local property owners.
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Augusta to deal with $450,000 snow removal cost overrun
City Manager William Bridgeo said clearing intersections for safety purposes and widening streets so emergency vehicles could travel on them was expensive.
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Time at city’s camp raffled to benefit Bicentennial Nature Park
200 tickets will be sold at $25 for two chances to win a six-night stay at the furnished camp at Three Cornered Pond.
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China forest becomes outdoor classroom for local students
Dozens of volunteers helped about 600 fifth and sixth-graders learn on Friday, dubbed China Forest Day, about plant and animal life in the woods.
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Augusta City Council approves $54.9 million budget
The scenario councilors OK’d projects property taxes to increase by 3.9 percent.
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Augusta to lose $250K under new excise tax law
Utilities such as Central Maine Power Co. will now pay excise taxes on where their vehicles are kept overnight, rather than where their headquarters are located.
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Windsor firefighters make pitch for new pumper truck
Opposed by selectmen and the budget panel, town fire chiefs argued the necessities of replacing the 1987 model truck.
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Augusta councilors to weigh 3 budget scenarios, tax increase
City councilors remain divided on which budget proposal to adopt, given options that would lead to tax increases ranging from 3.3 percent to 4.4 percent.
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Documentary on aging coming to Augusta’s Colonial Theater
Theater will showcase multimedia project focusing on two Augusta women who were forced to find a new place to live after St. Mark’s Home closed.