School districts are learning many special service programs are unable to be replicated on a remote level — leaving some students facing a regression in their learning.
Kennebec Journal
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Gardiner-area middle, high schools set for week of fully remote learning after holiday break
The two Maine School Administrative District 11 schools will resume the current hybrid-learning model Jan. 11, while elementary school students return Jan. 4.
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Golden announces nominees for U.S. Service Academies
Congressman recommends 13 talented young Mainers for West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy.
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Donations sought for Readfield Union Meeting House restoration initiative
Funds will be used to restore the clock and tower, construct tall spire at the meeting house.
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Wreaths Across America convoy stops in Winslow
“If it wasn’t for the military, where would this country be? We owe them an unbelievable debt,” said Morrill Worcester, founder of Wreaths Across America, a Maine nonprofit that lays wreaths on the graves of veterans.
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Wreaths to be laid at central Maine cemeteries Saturday
More than a half dozen events are planned across Kennebec County to honor the lives of those who have served in the miliary as part of the annual December tradition.
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MaineGeneral gets 775 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine arrived Tuesday at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The hospital will begin distributing doses Wednesday.
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Local man killed, 6-year-old girl injured in Augusta crash
Police are investigating a Monday night crash of a truck near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road that killed 41-year-old Augusta resident Scott Jones and injured his daughter.
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Free Christmas Dinners available in Augusta
South Parish Congregational Church also will offer delivery to residents of Augusta, Manchester, Chelsea, Gardiner, Hallowell and Randolph.
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Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System, Wreaths Across America plan wreath event
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing guidelines, the cemetery system will not be asking members of the public to assist in the laying of wreaths.