AUGUSTA — As state and federal funding for schools decreases, school districts are increasingly choosing to fill budget gaps by charging fees for students who take part in activities such as sports, clubs and performing arts.
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Maine Crafts Guild hosts final show of year at Maine State Museum
AUGUSTA — November has just started, but for three friends visiting a crafts show on Saturday, the timing was just right to start looking for Christmas gifts.
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Five groups file charter school requests with state commission
AUGUSTA — If the Maine Charter School Commission approves all of the new charter schools proposed for next year, it will leave a slot for only one more until a cap is lifted in 2022.
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Maine Education Association 22nd most powerful teachers’ union in US
AUGUSTA — The Maine Education Association plays a large role in discussions of state education policy, but a new report on teacher union strength puts the MEA in the middle of the pack nationally.
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Hallowell’s slanted Water Street subject of state, local study
HALLOWELL — A big box truck parked in front of Harlow Gallery last week.
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Augusta pre-K kids learn where the wild things are
AUGUSTA — Leigh Rose chose a skull from the table and held it up for Rita Clement’s pre-kindergarten students to see.
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Rockland Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate gets OK to serve central Maine
AUGUSTA — Big Brothers Big Sisters programming will soon be provided in central Maine again now that a Rockland-based affiliate has been approved to serve Kennebec and Somerset counties, group officials said Monday.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters set for return
AUGUSTA — Big Brothers Big Sisters programming will soon be provided in central Maine again now that a Rockland-based affiliate has been approved to serve Kennebec and Somerset counties, group officials said Monday.
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New Big Brothers Big Sisters group coming to central Maine
Big Brothers Big Sisters programs should restart soon in central Maine, now that a Rockland-based organization has received approval to operate here.
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Readfield residents submit charter panel petition
READFIELD — Still smarting from last year’s public works controversy, some residents hope to gain more of a voice in town government through the creation and adoption of a municipal charter.