If a book features sexual content or homosexuality, profanity or racial slurs, magic or violence, chances are someone’s tried to have it removed from a library shelf or school reading list.
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Augusta special-needs students restrained 52 times last year
Assistant Superintendent Donna Madore, who was the district’s special education director until last year, said 14 students were restrained. That means the affected students were restrained nearly four times, on average.
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Hall-Dale students help out Dresden’s elderly during Day of Caring
It’s common for Day of Caring projects to benefit organizations, like Kennebec Valley Humane Society or Hall-Dale Elementary School, where some of the Hall-Dale students volunteered on Monday. It’s less common for projects to benefit individuals.
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Bridge repair jams traffic on I-95 in Augusta
Crews closed one lane from 7 a.m. to around 1:30 p.m. to repair joints on the Bond Brook bridge.
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UMA to concentrate on bioethics this year
There are likely to be many difficult conversations at the University of Maine at Augusta this year about life and death, health care, genetic engineering.
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Pope’s comments about social issues received well by some, skeptically by others
Local pastor Rev. Joseph Daniels says Pope Francis’ comments don’t deviate from current theology, but rather emphasize a holistic approach, while others urge the pontiff not to lose sight of the church’s moral traditions.
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Maine community colleges get $13 million IT grant
The seven colleges money will use the money to hire instructors and expand their information technology offerings.
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State community colleges get $13 million from feds for IT instruction
Federal grant aims to expand information technology instruction to support new or expanded one-year certificate and two-year degree programs.
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Federal privacy laws haven’t kept up with modern technology, say experts at UMA forum
Federal privacy laws haven’t been updated since 1986, and cellphones, the Internet and GPS technology have raised a host of new issues.
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Administrator recommends closure of Hallowell’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church
With other churches nearby, the Rev. Francis Morin says ‘it’s not good stewardship’ to keep the 318-member parish open despite parishioners’ protests.