The Bread and Brews festival was created to showcase and celebrate what MOFGA’s Communication and Outreach Director Katy Green described as the “grain renaissance” in Maine.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Students lead effort to bring solar power to Portland public schools
The city’s board of education on Tuesday will consider authorizing the superintendent to pursue an off-site solar project to provide electricity to the district.
Fairfield council postpones appointing new school members over notice concerns
Fairfield’s Town Council is now accepting applications to fill the three vacancies on SAD 49’s school board until Aug. 21 and will be appointing members at the next meeting on Aug. 28.
Fairfield-based school district hires interim superintendent, high school principal
After a year of turmoil which culminated in the resignations of the high school principal and superintendent, SAD 49 finds some stability in two new hires.
No tuition increase at Maine community colleges this fall
Tuition at Maine’s seven community colleges will remain unchanged at $94 per credit hour for Maine students.
Winthrop voters approve $12.1 million school budget on second try
Residents turned down the school during June 11 validation referendum.
School district, Poland day care, state agree to share cost of bus stop sign
Day care owner Jan Jordan will get a flashing sign after summer-long dispute.
Fairfield-area school board votes to accept $27.12 million revised budget
The newest version reflects a $250,834 decrease from the budget rejected by voters in July.
Deering students defend school amid concerns about safety and discipline
They say rumors about a handful of incidents last fall led to a drop in enrollment.
What’s on school menus this fall? Trade mitigation
Some of the food the U.S. is buying from farmers hard-hit by tariffs will end up on students’ lunch trays this year.