SAD 54 Superintendent Brent Colbry presented a proposed school budget to Skowhegan selectmen Tuesday night.
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Use of restraint and seclusion on the rise in Maine schools, advocacy group says
A report by Disability Rights Maine cites ‘clear and troubling trends’ in schools’ use of restraint and seclusion, especially among students with disabilities.
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Innovation offers options for affordable housing in Augusta
Given the assignment to design affordable housing, a group of University of Maine Augusta architecture students bring imagination to a type of housing that’s in demand across the state.
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UMaine Augusta graduates urged to ‘go forth and right injustices’
About 350 students participated in Saturday’s commencement, which featured students ages 19 to 69 and from as far away as California.
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Gov. Mills urges USM grads to embrace ‘world of opportunity’ in Maine
She delivers the keynote address to more than 900 University of Southern Maine graduates on a day that saw commencement ceremonies at colleges across the state.
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Emotions flare as lawmakers debate measure to ensure that only citizens vote
A legislative committee was divided Friday over two proposals, inspired by recent events in Portland, to make Maine’s Constitution explicitly state that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state’s elections.
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Graduating UMF senior starts program to address loneliness among the elderly
Abbie Hartford started the UMF Senior Buddy program at four Farmington homes for the elderly and said she hopes to see her work continue after graduation.
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Unity College graduate aims to protect animals with research that matters
After graduating Saturday from Unity College, Sierra Sico, 21, armed with two prestigious awards and a degree in wildlife biology, will head to Montana for a seasonal job studying western songbirds.
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Winslow woman fulfills 2007 prediction, graduating from Thomas College just as her father, brother did
On Saturday, Makenzie Carlow, 20, will graduate from Thomas College, like her father and her big brother.