Polls for the municipal election are scheduled to be open Tuesday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Old Point Avenue School.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Farmington-area school senior surprised during senior walk
Mt. Blue High School senior Emma Fitch graduates Sunday but before she can leave, her former school nurse had a special gift during the senior walk Wednesday.
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Winthrop schools may have to pay if district doesn’t use electric buses that came riddled with problems
The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Federal court denies Bangor church’s request for injunction in tuition lawsuit
Crosspoint Church, which runs Bangor Christian Schools, is challenging the stipulation in Maine’s Human Rights Act that prohibits schools receiving state funding from discriminating based on gender identity, sexual orientation and religion.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond residents approve $8.2 million school budget, $2.9 million town budget
Precise amounts were not immediately available, but minor adjustments were made at the annual town meeting that slightly lowered the $2.9 million proposed municipal budget.
Posted inLocal Government, News, Schools and Education
Kingfield Select Board discusses property values, planters being painted
At the recent Kingfield Select Board meeting, discussions centered on property valuations, community aesthetics, and school budget challenges, with Maine School Administrative 58 director Mary Nodine suggesting tax adjustments for fairness.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Sweetser can’t sustain its mental health services to 18 Maine school districts
Sweetser said it lost $1.5 million last year because of billing rules. Their decision to scale back comes as the mental health of young people continues to struggle in the wake of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Ian Fournier, Monmouth Academy
No matter the time of day — unless it’s during school hours — Ian Fournier is ready to spring into action. As a junior firefighter with the Monmouth Fire Department, he is on call all hours of the day and yet, it has not impinged on his swimming or academics at Monmouth Academy. Fournier […]
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Madison Oliver, Mount View High School
Madison Oliver knows what hard work is. After school on Mondays, she volunteers and when she’s not volunteering, she’s working as a waitress at Ralph’s Café in Brooks, or as a certified nursing assistant. In school, at Mount View High School where she’s graduating this year, she’s on the math and art teams, the […]
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Highlighting 2024 central Maine area graduates
This spring, we reached out to students in the class of 2024 throughout the coverage area for the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Central Maine Sunday, hoping to hear from them about their lives. Despite everything, the students in the class of 2024 are optimistic.