Ben Nathan decided to become a physical therapist after the effect one had on his life. As a three-season athlete and the captain of the soccer, basketball and baseball teams at Hall-Dale High School, Nathan, 18, developed patellar tendonitis, which impacted his knees and his sports career. Nathan said the pain was so severe that […]
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Amany Albahadly, Cony High School
Amany Albahadly moved to the United States from Iraq in 2010, when she was 4. She and her family lived in Manchester, New Hampshire, for three years before moving to Augusta in 2013 when Albahadly was 7. Now, Albahadly, a senior at Cony High School, will be the first in her family to graduate […]
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For central Maine students looking at college, cost is the biggest factor
Now more than ever, high school seniors are looking at ways to lower the price of pursuing higher education.
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Carlie Jarvais, Skowhegan Area High School
To Carlie Jarvais, her family is everything. When she toured colleges in New York City and Connecticut, something wasn’t right. It wasn’t until she got to tour Thomas College in Waterville that she knew. “The biggest thing is my family,” Jarvais said. “I felt like it was wrong to leave, and I would get […]
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Pittston school hosting annual plant sale to raise money for student trips, greenhouse repairs
The Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School’s annual plant sale is put on in memory of Allison Keaveney, a fourth-grader at the school who was struck and killed by a car in December 1982.
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Career fair for students with disabilities, special learning plans draws scores to Auburn college
More than 150 students from 20 schools learned about opportunities after high school.
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Farmington-area high school senior Jenna Pond awarded the Jamie Beth Shible award
Pond will have her name added to a plaque and receive a $500 scholarship in honor of Jamie Beth Shible.
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Photos: Pupils do some planting in Richmond
Marcia Buker Elementary School students participated in pollinator activities Thursday. All photos by Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel.
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Voters in Gardiner-area school district send $32.4 million budget to June 11 referendum
While one voter from West Gardiner tried to add $2 million to the spending plan, voters passed the proposed $32.4 million budget without change.