After nearly eight years with RSU 18, Gary Smith is handing over the reins to assistant superintendent Carl Gartley.
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Colby College president vows to protect students, staff following Trump travel order
Colby president David A. Greene said the college ‘is ‘offering tailored assistance based on each individual’s circumstance,’ while about 100 people gathered Monday night outside Waterville City Hall to protest the immigration order.
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School bus crashes head-on into tree in Sanford
The driver suffers head and neck injuries; three children and a bus monitor on board are taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.
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Washington protesters declare opposition to education secretary choice
Betsy DeVos is a threat to public schools, the teachers and parents say as a Senate panel gets ready to vote on whether to endorse her nomination.
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Portland High’s mascot makes the crowds cheer, though he can’t hear them
Kamron King, a deaf freshman, enjoys being the Bulldogs mascot so much that he even studied for it.
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RSU 38 agrees to test rest of Manchester Elementary School for mold
The testing of nearly 20 additional classrooms will cost the district about $4,500 and will take place Monday.
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China Primary School reopens cafeteria after hot water valve leak
The leak prompted air tests and some wallboard replacement to prevent mold at the school.
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Proposal would make struggling Machias campus part of UMaine Orono
Trustees are considering options including making UMaine Machias a ‘branch campus’ of the flagship 100 miles away.
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Former students say for-profit nursing program in Maine was a ‘sham’
A lawsuit against a California company alleges that InterCoast Career Institute saddled students with loan debt without giving them ‘a remotely adequate education.’
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Water damage, possible mold found in additional tests at Manchester school
An air quality testing company recommended the stage area at Manchester Elementary School be closed, cleaned and remediated.