Phil St. Onge, who initiated the petition for the recount, got a chance to review the ballots, which he said was his primary objective, but still has questions about why voters voted as they did.
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Maine Girls’ Academy says it’s $250,000 in debt but supporters still aim to keep it open
Expected tuition revenue would not cover costs next year, officials say at a meeting, but alumnae are pursuing ways to keep the state’s only all-girls school running.
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Winslow OKs surplus funds for preliminary school renovation project
$136,000 from town surplus funds to be paid back in full after bond money is received.
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Former Bowdoin president Barry Mills steps down as UMass Boston leader
Mills and his wife are looking forward to spending more time in Maine at their house in Cundy’s Harbor.
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Maine Girls’ Academy alumnae trying to keep their alma mater from closing
Supporters of the school, formerly Catherine McAuley High School, are raising funds and will meet with the school board Monday to find out what prompted the surprise decision to close the state’s only private all-girls school.
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Learning by scooping: Gardiner students get sweet business lesson
A Gardiner Area High School class in how to start a business leads students to operate an ice cream stand at Waterfront Park.
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Low enrollment leads Maine Girls’ Academy to ‘difficult and sad decision’ to close
The closure of Maine’s only all-girls private school stuns students, parents and alumnae.
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Burning candle caused Colby College dormitory fire, officials say
A student told investigators that she fell asleep after lighting a candle in her room early Tuesday morning.
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Dianna Gram retires after 24 years at Vassalboro Community School
The principal is leaving a school that feels like family to her at the same time it is parting ways with AOS 92, which voters in its communities decided to dissolve.
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Teachers get hands-on training on how to use 3-D printers in the classroom
Teachers from North Anson-based RSU 74, the Bingham-Moscow and Madison school districts, and Farmington-based RSU 9 attended the STEAM Academy this week to learn how to teach the new curriculum.