The $100 million project is among many changes, including the planned move of the law school, a new traffic roundabout and demolition of a university-owned house on Bedford Street.
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Little Free Libraries encourage summer reading in Augusta
By the end of June, the city is expected to have eight Little Free Library locations.
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Gardiner-area community in uproar over AP English summer reading book list
After complaints from “concerned” community members, Maine School Administrative District 11 opted to allow students to choose any nonfiction book instead of having them pick one from a 33-title list that had been generated for the college-level elective course.
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Skowhegan-area district hires 2 new principals for local elementary schools
Robert Rodrigue will be the new principal at Mill Stream Elementary in Norridgewock and Christy Johnson will fill the role at North Elementary and Margaret Chase Smith schools in Skowhegan.
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Hallowell-area school district partners with Kennebec Behavior Health to help students return to in-person learning
Having an extra counselor at the Hall-Dale schools is expected to be beneficial for both teachers and students as district officials prepare for the possibility of the “unknown” in the fall.
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Winthrop to vote on proposed $12.03 million school budget
Public school officials propose $5,119 decrease to current spending for 2021-22.
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Gardiner-area school district joins lawsuit against e-cigarette companies
Superintendent Pat Hopkins suggested the idea to the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, which unanimously agreed the district should join the action.
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Unity-based Regional School Unit 3 announces end of face-covering requirement
The new rule begins July 6, following the lifting of the state’s coronavirus pandemic state of emergency at the end of June.
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Thorndike man named principal at Waterville Junior High School
Don Roux, 49, has worked in education for 27 years, having served as a middle school principal in Winterport for the past four years.
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Madison district exploring ways to address spacing concerns at schools
During a tense school board meeting Monday night, community and school board members shared differing opinions on whether to shift grades around to address building space needs.