RSU 9 officials said preparations are underway for the district to assume responsibility for early childhood special education services for eligible 4-year-olds beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inCommunity, Local & State, News, Outdoors, The Maine Forecast
Spring is coming to western Maine. But first, mud.
As winter gives way to spring in Maine, mud season brings thawing ground, soft roads, frost heaves and temporary weight limits that affect daily travel and outdoor activity.
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Wiscasset man accused of setting bed on fire charged with attempted murder
Following a disagreement, Terry Couture, 41, set fire to a bed he and his girlfriend were in, police say.
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Boothbay Harbor police to distribute ‘body shield’ backpacks at local schools
‘It is believed that these backpacks can save lives,’ Police Chief Doug Snyder said.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Board strips former Sen. George J. Mitchell’s name from Waterville school
Board members decided George J. Mitchell School, named for the former U.S. senator with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, will revert to its original name, Brookside Elementary School.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine public defense agency will soon run out of money to pay private lawyers
An emergency funding bill failed to garner initial support from the Maine House Republicans, who offered a competing proposal that would take away collective bargaining rights from the state-employed public defenders.
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Maine Turnpike Authority to offer E-ZPass stickers as cheaper alternative to transponders
While cheaper, the stickers cannot be moved between vehicles like transponders can.
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Residents rally to keep LGBTQ book in Gardiner-area school libraries
While some on social media want to remove the book, district leaders say they have no plans to ban books.
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Winthrop schools consider aligning with Trump’s transgender policies
Some school officials cautioned that the policy shift could risk the Winthrop district being added to an ongoing lawsuit against Maine school districts that have implemented similar changes.
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Maine school district leaders agree funding formula update is overdue
A bill to reform the long-criticized EPS formula got support from districts around the state at a hearing Monday. Some said it could go even further in reducing inequities.