Polls open 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Kents Hill School’s Alfond Athletic Center.
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Hallowell-based school superintendent says payroll situation ‘much better’ even as mistakes continue
The payroll problems at Regional School Unit 2 were affecting about 116 employees two weeks ago, officials said.
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Forged by challenges of pandemic, resilient Messalonskee grads move on to next adventure
More than 150 Messalonskee High School seniors graduated Thursday and one administrator said they displayed a “tenacity and steadfastness” during unprecedented times in their high school careers.
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Waterville seniors heralded for their resilience, civic engagement at 145th graduation ceremony
Waterville Senior High School presented diplomas Thursday night to 111 seniors at Colby College’s Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center.
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Wilton elections include two selectpersons and one school director
The Regional School Unit 9 budget will also be decided Tuesday.
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Unity public charter school holds first graduation
The first graduating seniors at the Ecology Learning Center accepted their diplomas Thursday in a ceremony held at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity.
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Winslow High School graduates urged to be ambitious, remember the community in their corner
Ninety-eight seniors received diplomas Wednesday at the school’s commencement exercises at Colby College in Waterville.
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Cony High School faces anti-LGBTQ backlash following presentation on pronouns
Photographs of the recent presentation at the Augusta school have garnered the attention of anti-LGBTQ individuals and groups as far away as Texas.
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Students at Lawrence High repeat claims that complaints of harassing behavior go unheeded
It’s not the first time such complaints have been raised and school and district officials say that staff have undergone training and investigate all reported incidents.
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The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
After a payment pause that has lasted more than three years, more than 40 million student loan borrowers will be on the hook for payments starting in late August.