PITTSFIELD — Jamie Wone talked to her parents and researched online, seeking inspiration as to what makes a “hometown hero.”
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Ability to be a partner a saving grace for area ballet dancer
PITTSFIELD — Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye’s improbable backstory has been recounted before, but his ascent in the world of ballet dancing has now become even more incredible.
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Local schools miss out on grant money
Madison Area Memorial High School and Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, recently included in a list of 10 persistently low-achieving schools in Maine, will not be getting federal cash to help transform their school programs.
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Madison, Newport schools not getting federal grants
AUGUSTA — Madison Area Memorial High School and Nokomis Regional High School in Newport will not be getting federal cash from a grant program available to the state’s 10 low-achieving schools, the Maine Department of Education announced today.
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Wood pleads guilty, loses job
AUGUSTA — A Winslow High School teacher and coach pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful sexual touching of a teenage student and was forced to resign his school positions.
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Recertification unlikely, says education official
Scott R. Wood won’t ever again be a licensed school teacher in Maine and his past should be known to any future education employers in other states, according to a spokesman for the Maine Department of Education.
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Winslow teacher, coach guilty of touching teen
AUGUSTA — A Winslow High School teacher and coach pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful sexual touching of a teenage student and was forced to resign his school positions.
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High school teacher, coach pleads guilty to sex charge
AUGUSTA — Scott R. Wood, a former Winslow high school teacher and coach, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to a charge of unlawful sexual touching of a girl under the age of 18.
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Winslow councilors approve Fort Halifax plan
WINSLOW — It’s official: big things are planned for the historic Fort Halifax Park.
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Tax deal in pipeline for natural gas project
A tentative framework on tax breaks to help finance a $70 to $80 million natural gas pipeline through the heart of central Maine is now in place, according to local officials and the company behind the project.