Hired in 2007, the charismatic principal was outspoken and celebrated until his firing Monday and now faces criminal accusations of misuse of power and authority.
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A lot of heart in Waterville High School’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Tin Man costume
Local sheet metal firm owner stepped in when the costume designer couldn’t find a costume, creating and donating one custom-made for the actor.
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Former Cony student lauded for restoring plaques honoring soldiers
Kelsey Rohman, a 2015 Cony High School graduate, was honored Friday for her yearlong project to restore three plaques dedicated to Cony veterans of World Wars I and II.
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Princeton may drop Woodrow Wilson’s name, in agreement to end sit-in
Student protesters demand the university acknowledge what they say is Wilson’s racist legacy.
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Cony, UMA students tackle bias at art exhibit
Cony High School junior Elliot Lagace said working on this project opened his eyes about hatred and how he could be more welcoming of others.
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UMF hosting 10th annual College to Career event
The event aims to help students prepare for their career by putting them in touch with Maine business professionals.
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For charter school fans in Maine, a couple of new options
A performing arts high school in Sidney and an elementary school in Lewiston-Auburn are tentatively approved for the fall of 2016.
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Waterville school board votes to dismiss Reiter
The city’s Board of Education voted 6-1 Monday night to dismiss the Waterville Senior High School principal, rejecting a chance to reopen evidence to consider new allegations out of New Hampshire.
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The opiate crisis: Solving the complex puzzle of addiction
Carey Clark considers several ideas of how we can take a more physiological-mind-body-spirit viewpoint of addiction versus a criminal perspective.
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University of Maine System had $18 million operating loss in last fiscal year
Officials blame rocky financial markets and severance costs after staffing cuts; trustees approve a conceptual plan for a center for online learning.