About 200 students expected to move into building in fall of 2018
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Charter school seeks final approval for a downtown Skowhegan public high school
A public hearing and decision by the town Planning Board is set for Tuesday regarding the proposal to build offices, classrooms and conference rooms in a former courtroom space.
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Area students tout gains from Jobs for Maine Graduates program
The organization, honored recently by the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce, serves more than 6,500 students and offers ways to ensure all Maine students graduate from high school and pursue meaningful careers.
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Review of proposed downtown Colby College residential complex in Waterville to start
The complex at 150 Main St. would house 200 students and would have retail space on the ground floor.
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Augusta school budget presentation due Monday
The school board also is scheduled to meet Wednesday to consider a new lighting proposal.
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Maine Republicans accuse Portland schools chief of politicizing alleged hate crime
The criticism of Superintendent Xavier Botana comes on the day police arrest Jamie Hoffman and charge him with accosting four ninth-graders.
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South Gardiner elementary school evacuated after small fire burns in classroom
School employees were able to extinguish the fire, which is being investigated by the state fire marshal’s office.
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Artist’s portraits of ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ sparks discussion at Thomas College
Robert Shetterly, a Maine artist, has a series of over 200 portraits of Americans who exhibited courage and addressed major issues facing the country during their lives.
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Winthrop works to shore up budget practices after $700,000 school budget shortfall
School officials no longer are seeking $136,661 from the town for unrelated expenses.
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RSU 18 school board discusses how to get funding for buildings
The board also talked about hazards found in schools by a state fire marshal’s office official.