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Add health screenings to back-to-school checklist
Schedule health screenings so your child is up-to-date prior to the beginning of the school year.
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Busing to Augusta’s Cony High from Chelsea to cost parents this year
Who pays for the busing to and from bus stops in Chelsea and Cony High School has been an issue since Augusta stopped paying for it two years ago.
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Maine Academy of Natural Sciences announces new principal
Tonya Arnold comes to the charter school at Good Will-Hinckley from Lakes Region Middle School in Naples.
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Concealed weapons debate in Maine based on hunches, not data
Two of the many bills debated in the Maine State Legislature this past year have far-reaching ethical and political implications. I want to address the recently passed bill allowing concealed weapons to be carried in Maine without a permit. In a later post, I’ll discuss Sen. Roger Katz’s right-to-die bill. The benefit of being on a […]
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Unity College gets $200,000 donation
The money will be used as part of a new initiative, Project Connect, to recruit students and market the campus nationally.
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Hall-Dale canoe project helps math come to life
Hallowell and Farmingdale students spent much of the last school year building a canoe in hopes of applying the mathematics they learned in the classroom.
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Maine receives extended waiver on No Child Left Behind rules
The three-year extension of a waiver that was granted in 2013 will give the state some flexibility in meeting student goals, state officials said.
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Hall-Dale High graduate headed to Ithaca College to fulfill dream
Hallowell-based Ian Parker Foundation and community members pitched in to help Morris pursue music interest.