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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2020
Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools
They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year, signaling decline in area’s Catholic population
St. John Catholic School, which once had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, with enrollment at 34 children.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Colby course explores community faith-based missions
Students in a new Colby College course volunteered with faith-based organizations, developed relationships with pastors and lay people, and wrote profiles about who they met.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Jackman school continues 3-year streak of no snow days
Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn't had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Suggestion forms now available for mascot selection in Skowhegan
Forms can be found in town offices in Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield by the end of the week and an online form is also available.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Portland doctor’s gift funds scholarships for Casco Bay students who attend Dartmouth
The $880,000 scholarship created by Philip P. Thompson Jr., who died in June, will support the education of Casco Bay High School students who attend Dartmouth College or its affiliated medical school.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Waterville board approves 8-man football for high school sports team
The Board of Education also elected Patricia Helm to the Ward 1 seat vacated by Sara Sylvester, who resigned last month because she moved out of the ward.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2020
Waterville board to consider approving 8-man football
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also will interview a candidate for the board's Ward 1 seat, which was vacated when Sara Sylvester resigned.
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