The leak prompted air tests and some wallboard replacement to prevent mold at the school.
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Proposal would make struggling Machias campus part of UMaine Orono
Trustees are considering options including making UMaine Machias a ‘branch campus’ of the flagship 100 miles away.
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Former students say for-profit nursing program in Maine was a ‘sham’
A lawsuit against a California company alleges that InterCoast Career Institute saddled students with loan debt without giving them ‘a remotely adequate education.’
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Water damage, possible mold found in additional tests at Manchester school
An air quality testing company recommended the stage area at Manchester Elementary School be closed, cleaned and remediated.
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Three ways to ward off the ‘winter blues’
There are plenty of ways to prevent the cold and lack of sun from getting you stuck in your own tracks, Kim Carter writes.
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Gardiner girl wins $25,000 Horatio Alger scholarship
Sierra Goodridge, 18, decided to learn about mental illness after her father committed suicide five years ago.
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Air quality testing for mold begins at Manchester school, but parents want more
Three additional classrooms, two hallways and the gymnasium were being tested for mold Thursday at Manchester Elementary School after parents claimed the school district wasn’t doing enough.
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New Waterville nonprofit preschool for special-needs children opens doors to public
Woodfords Family Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and showed off its classrooms on Thursday.
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Hall-Dale school counselor honored at White House ceremony
Tara Kierstead attended the ceremony Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., at which first lady Michelle Obama gave her final official public speech.
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Rockland native finds a new life perspective in aviation
Marc Belley, a fourth-year student in the University of Maine at Augusta’s Aviation program, will graduate as a flight instructor, fulfilling dreams he’s had since childhood, Mark Tardif writes.