The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
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At 23, Livermore woman is one of Maine’s youngest law school graduates
Mikala L. Holt was sworn in as a lawyer on June 30.
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Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
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Controversial proposed Waterville school addition forum rescheduled for Thursday evening
The public forum is to discuss a proposal to build a $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
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Hallowell-area school district joins vaping lawsuit
While the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors voted unanimously to reelect Jonathan Hamann as chair and Leanne Burnham as vice chair, the decision to join the mass action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. was not.
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School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
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Waterville school forum postponed after storm damages property of key official
The public forum, which may be rescheduled for next week, is to discuss a controversial proposal to build $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
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Readfield-area students send Maine algae into space through USM, NASA partnership
A weather balloon carrying 7 cubesats, created by teams of Maine students, reaches an altitude of 103,199 feet.
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Making their way: Augusta Adult and Community Education graduates celebrate milestone
Program’s classes of 2020 and 2021 faced similar challenges as they persevered through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Waterville parents grill school superintendent, board on proposal to move some students
Parents sought answers Monday night before a scheduled public hearing Thursday on moving students in the fall of 2022 from Albert S. Hall School to a proposed addition at Waterville Junior High School.