Students recognized for academic achievement for the first trimester of the 2020-21 academic year.
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News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Hallowell-area schools plan to put remaining CARES Act funds into tutoring
Regional School Unit 2 said that they will use their remaining coronavirus relief funds to do so.
Readfield-area school to learn remotely Friday after a possible positive COVID-19 case
Superintendent Jay Charette will update the community Friday with more information.
Citing COVID-19 cases, Hallowell’s Liberal Cup closes for a week
Exposure to a customer who tested positive for the respiratory disease prompted a round of testing that showed several employees had contracted COVID-19.
Training to support caregivers raising nonverbal children to be offered virtually Jan. 12
Two G.E.A.R. Parent Network staff will facilitate the training.
Gardiner officials agree to lease Water Street parking lot
The short-term lease with Gardiner Main Street would expand parking availability in downtown Gardiner, where it is sometimes in short supply.
Online cooking series to start Jan. 12
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of webinars about cooking with Maine foods at 2 p.m. every other Tuesday beginning Jan. 12. The series will continue through the spring, according to a news release from the extension office. “Cooking with the Maine Harvest” topics include cooking with unusual Maine […]
Belgrade epidemiologist to talk about COVID-19 via Zoom Jan. 14
Dr. Stephen Sears also to answer questions via Zoom’s chat feature and town’s Facebook page.
Red pines to be harvested on Farmington hospital campus
Health of trees in state of decline and pose safety issue.
Winthrop shifts some teachers to cover different grades as part of COVID learning plan
With budget problems originally being the issue for not being able to hire more teachers, it’s unclear if an additional $183 million in coronavirus relief for Maine schools will impact or be able to expand the 100-student remote learning cap in Winthrop.