Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
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School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest
Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport’s remote school day plan works.
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Lunder Foundation’s $3 million gift to MECA will increase financial aid
Most of the money will go toward relieving the burden of student debt, while some will be used on the college’s strategic plan.
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Board of Education to visit Fairfield Primary, school is first on construction priority list
The board oversees approval of school construction projects, and school officials expect the board to tour the building that has developed problems.
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Winslow and Waterville schools to introduce anonymous threat-reporting system
The around-the-clock app, website and hotline service, called Say Something, could be implemented at area schools by June. The system was developed by families of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Maranacook schools propose $5.8 million facilities bond
Public hearings are scheduled in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne in advance of a Jan. 8, 2019, referendum.
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Professor, UNE reach settlement in sexual harassment lawsuit
Lara Carlson had said department chairman Paul Visich retaliated after she accused him of making inappropriate comments, sending inappropriate emails and touching her inappropriately in 2012.
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Retired teacher donates $700,000 to UMF, second-largest gift in school history
The donation by T. Margaret Brown, a Portland teacher who graduated from the school in 1955, will support student scholarships.
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SMCC opening welding program in Brunswick
New equipment will help train students for potential jobs at Bath Iron Works.
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University system captures extra $15 million, reports $8.2 million surplus
The extra funds are attributed to better-than-expected investment income, cost-cutting and an increase in tuition revenue from out-of-state students.