Regional School Unit 2 school board member Dawn Gallagher voiced dissatisfaction with Superintendent Tonya Arnold’s decision-making process to bring students back to school four days a week.
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Tucked amid offices in a commercial area of Augusta, the Garden Club Park is getting cleaned up
The 2-acre park — half of which is a pond — had become overgrown in recent years, nearly becoming invisible to anyone passing by.
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Workshops to help students navigate college admissions process set
BRUNSWICK — Coastal College Advising, a provider of services that guide students and families through the college search and application process, is offering in-person workshops that help rising high school seniors get a jump start on the college application process. The College Essay Workshop and Common Application Boot Camp will be held the week of […]
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Gardiner Food Co-op charts path through pandemic
With the help of an anonymous gift and federal stimulus money, the community-owned cooperative seeks to rebuild toward long-term sustainability.
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Augusta woman fulfills dream of appearing on ‘Jeopardy!’, and wins big too
Jamie Logan has wanted to be on the show her whole life and finally got the chance after auditioning for 15 years; she will compete again Friday night after winning on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Arts commission seeks applications for poet laureate
Stuart Kestenbaum finishes five-year term.
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National register, survey coordinator to give talk
Winthrop Maine Historical Society will host Michael Goebel-Bain, the national register and survey coordinator for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13. A business meeting will follow. The Winthrop resident will provide a broad overview of the national register program as it is administered in Maine. He will cover […]
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Oakland student earns Messalonskee High’s MPA award
OAKLAND — Gabriella Smart, daughter of Tim and Kerry Smart of Oakland and a senior at Messalonskee High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Throughout her four years at Messalonskee […]
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Video: Whitefield Elementary School wins Maine DOE cooking competition
Regional School Unit 12 students beat South Portland in the final competition of the Maine Department of Education’s 2021 Farm to School Cook-off.