Pittston residents to vote on $1.6 million budget at annual Town Meeting

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Published
March 15, 2023

Pittston residents to vote on $1.6 million budget at annual Town Meeting

The annual Town Meeting is Saturday at Pittston Randolph Consolidated School and will be followed by a municipal election Monday at the Pittston Town Office.
Published
February 15, 2023

Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers

The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
Published
February 14, 2023

School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state

The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.
Published
February 13, 2023

School until late June or thousands of dollars in unbudgeted expenses?

Districts, including those based in Augusta, Gardiner and Winthrop, are no longer reimbursed for providing students meals on remote learning days, complicating efforts to reschedule missed hours of instruction.
Published
January 9, 2023

Augusta, West Gardiner students compete in winter activities to win money for new playground, classroom equipment

Sylvio J. Gilbert Elementary School in Augusta and Helen A. Thompson Elementary School in West Gardiner join 14 other Maine schools in vying for up to $5,000 by participating in WinterKids Winter Games.
Published
January 5, 2023

Adult education director pitches to Winthrop board possibility of combining regional programs

Josh Farr prompted the Winthrop School Board on Wednesday to discuss combining Gardiner, Winthrop and Regional School Unit 2 to create a regional adult education program.
Published
December 10, 2022

Active shooter hoax calls at Maine schools were ‘very real’ to those involved

The calls impacted 10 schools across Maine and are still under investigation by the Maine State Police and FBI.
Published
September 27, 2022

As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix

The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.
Published
September 9, 2022

Two Augusta area schools find ‘forever chemicals’ in their water supplies

The two schools, Helen A. Thompson School in West Gardiner and Whitefield Elementary School, plan to install filtration systems in the next month.
Published
August 27, 2022

Widespread school resignations leave some local districts scrambling as students prepare to return

The need for ed techs is especially great at some local schools, as the jobs have undertaken more responsibilities without corresponding increases in pay.