Michael Perkins and David Groder will begin their newly elected terms in January.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Biddeford bus driver charged with OUI has mostly clean driving record
Richard E. Tanguay, 68, has no recent record of driving infractions, but was involved in a minor collision while driving a district school bus in 2011.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Fairfield Primary School approved for replacement by state
Last spring the MDOE published a final priority list of 74 schools, among which Fairfield was ranked No. 1, Clinton Elementary School as 39, and Albion Elementary School as 58.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Fairfield voters to fill six positions on school board, two on town council
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fairfield Community Center at 61 Water St.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Bond to pay for Skowhegan Area High School projects on ballot
Residents of MSAD 54 towns will have the opportunity to vote on a $750,000 bond to fund improvements to the district high school on Nov. 5, 2019.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine Maritime Academy close to getting $300 million for new training ship
The money is included in a federal funding bill authored by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Lori Loughlin, husband to fight new charges in college admissions scandal
The ‘Full House’ actress and her fashion designer husband plan to plead not guilty to conspiracy to commit federal program bribery.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
The ‘Oscars of Teaching’: Gorham teacher wins national Milken award
Adam Parvanta, who teaches students how to use technology for story-telling, is Maine’s first Milken Educator Award winner since 2015.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine students’ test scores come in slightly above national averages
Economically disadvantaged and minority students’ scores come in lower than others,’ also mirroring national trends.