PITTSTON — There was something just a little different about the macaroni and cheese that cafeteria workers heaped onto students’ trays at Pittston Consolidated School.
Susan McMillan
Saturday ceremony marks Readfield sidewalk completion
READFIELD — It took several years of preparations, and then a few weeks longer than anticipated to build, but there is finally a sidewalk running through the center of town.
Leadership lessons: 7th- and 8th-graders learn importance of communication at conference
WINTHROP — Project Reach specialist Hauns Bassett watched Wednesday morning as his students struggled through a communication and team-building exercise, undermined by the traits that prompted them to attend a leadership conference in the first place.
Rights group decries vandalism of two Bangor synagogues
It’s not clear whether swastikas spray-painted on two Jewish synagogues in Maine were the work of anti-semites or just ut part of a wider pattern of vandalism in the city.
Food for thought at UMaine-Augusta convocation
AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta professor Lisa Botshon sees a lot of potential for discussing food in an academic setting.
Low turnout for meeting to discuss new Augusta schools superintendent
AUGUSTA — The handful of people attending a community meeting to discuss the city’s next schools superintendent Thursday night were far outnumbered by school board members looking for input.
Maranacook area teachers confront school board
READFIELD — About 40 teachers in Regional School Unit 38 attended Wednesday’s night’s school board meeting to call attention to the fact they are entering their second year working without a contract.
Route 17 in Readfield closed for repairs to depot train crossing
READFIELD — The town’s main thoroughfare will be closed for three days next week — and students will get a pass for being late to school — as repairs at the Readfield Depot railroad crossing are made.
Maine school-choice task force begins work on proposal by identifying goals
AUGUSTA — A work group formed by the Legislature met for the first time Monday to start developing a school choice proposal to send back to lawmakers in January.
RSU 12 Towns to vote on cost sharing change
WHITEFIELD — Residents of Regional School Unit 12 will vote in November on a change to the way costs are shared among the district’s eight towns.