As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham school lockdown lifted, burglary suspects in custody
Law enforcement and school officials announced around noon that 3 suspects in a burglary on Post Road had been detained, about 2 hours after classes at Bowdoinham Community School were canceled for the day.
Ararat baseball, Auburn softball teams win 10u state tournaments
A handful of youth baseball and softball teams around the state are preparing to represent Maine in regional tournaments.
Swan Island ferry restoration effort makes slow progress over IF&W objection
Legislation poised to become law creates a working group to explore restoring public access to Swan Island, but state wildlife managers say such a plan would require staff and money and they prefer to focus on wildlife management and facilities maintenance.
Live updates: Follow action from baseball, softball and lacrosse state title games
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Former Mt. Ararat high, middle school employee under investigation, district says
SAD 75 Superintendent Heidi O’Leary calls the allegations against the ex-employee, who has not been charged or arrested, ‘deeply unsettling’ but does not elaborate.
Mt. Ararat principal plans more training, supervision after hazing investigation
But before his presentation Thursday, some players’ parents expressed frustrations that the investigation into the allegations was not neutral or complete.
Maine mobile home owners are pushing back against private investors
Residents are buying their parks and proposing rent control ordinances to fend off cost increases that have been introduced after parks have sold to capital equity firms.
What 4 Maine mobile home residents say about park ownership
Residents of four mobile home parks share how they fought private investors — with varying degrees of success.
Public hearing on public access to Swan Island set for Monday
State lawmakers are working to restore ferry service to the island in the Kennebec River.