FAIRFIELD — A new policy proposal under consideration in the local school district may help teachers know whether they are violating copyright laws when they, for example, project a copyrighted picture from the Internet onto a screen during a class.
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Jay police seek local man who slipped Friday dragnet
JAY — A wanted man from Jay fled police on foot, slipped through a search perimeter and eluded tracking dogs before police called off a manhunt Friday night.
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Adults’ care key to ensuring impoverished students’ performance, panel says
WATERVILLE — Without a relationship with a caring adult, children in poverty are much less likely to succeed in school, according to a panel on Poverty and Education in Maine at Thomas College Friday.
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Colby students present research on treatments for medical conditions
WATERVILLE — Colby College anatomy students gave presentations at a public event Wednesday morning on treating asthma with parasites and separating conjoined twins, among other health care topics.
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Waterville area police probe spate of burglaries
Police are investigating a string of burglaries that hit seven businesses in three towns early Sunday morning.
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Teacher, retired auto dealer seek Benton selectmen spot
BENTON — A teacher and a former auto dealer are competing to become the newest member of the Benton Board of Selectmen.
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Begging, borrowing and stealing: Librarians go to extremes to hook book crooks
OAKLAND — Whether it’s tracking down delinquent witches, guiding a small child through feelings of guilt, or calling the police on a book thief, getting people to return their library books is a challenge for local librarians.
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RSU 18 hope is for less rancor, even as divisions over school budget grow
OAKLAND –The forces that clashed last year about school funding at Regional School Unit 18 hope that this year’s budget process will be more civil, but their positions may be as far apart as ever.
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Oakland library staff to shrink with head librarian’s departure
OAKLAND — The public library will be run with three people instead of the current four for at least the next year, beginning when head librarian Carol Cooley retires at the end of the month.
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Benton couple set eyes on the future after losing home to fire
Newly homeless on a frigid morning, a Benton couple is trying to pick up the pieces after an electrical fire gutted their mobile home.