The Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors is considering a proposal where student cellphones are secured in a special pouch that denies access until the pouch is unlocked at the end of the school day.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Activist seeks ouster of Cony principal because she heads Maine Principals’ Association
Nicholas Blanchard said he is circulating a petition to remove Kim Liscomb as principal of Cony Middle and High School; the school department has not seen the petition.
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Posted inMaine, Times Record
Bowdoin College to open Kingfield outdoor recreation center named for late student
The 21-acre property in the Carrabassett Valley region will serve as a base for the Bowdoin Outing Club.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Cornville woman arrested in Skowhegan and charged with drug trafficking, police say
Investigators said they found cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in a coffee tumbler.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Two injured in Chelsea when car, logging truck collide head-on
Two Chelsea residents were transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Posted inMaine
Federal appeals court agrees to keep Maine’s 72-hour law on hold
The 3-day waiting period on gun purchases was approved by the Legislature last year but is not in effect pending a ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson will compete in Miss Maine USA
Hudson, an entrepreneur from Hancock, also competed in the pageant last year.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills urges Maine people not to support budget veto effort
Democrats said the petition drive could force a government shutdown even if voters end up rejecting it in a referendum, but Republicans said that could be averted if Democrats agree to negotiate a new budget.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Trump administration rejected idea of pausing Title IX actions to let Maine Legislature consider reforms
Two Republican-sponsored bills to exclude transgender girls from girls sports in Maine were a topic of conversations between the federal agency and the Mills administration.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine’s hospitals are in dire financial shape, report says
The state’s major hospitals rank near the bottom among 50 states in 3 metrics — operating margin, debt burden and age of facilities — according to an analysis done for the Maine Hospital Association.