Three days into the start of classroom and remote instruction, parents, teachers and staff in Regional School Unit 18 discussed their experiences during a board meeting Wednesday night.
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Postal carrier pickets Oakland office claiming he’s not paid for package deliveries
Adam Stalilonis’ part-time rural route has seen a major uptick in online ordered packages, causing him to work extra hours for no pay, a situation he has been told affects more than 1,500 routes in northern New England.
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Oakland-based RSU 18 teachers’ union calls for talks over safety as school begins
RSU 18 educators represented by the Maine Education Association called for school to be delayed Friday over COVID-19 concerns. With school beginning this week, talks will be scheduled soon.
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Oakland-based school district approves reopening after teachers’ union rep calls plan ‘not safe’
As Regional School Unit 18 prepares to reopen for classroom instruction five days a week, Nancy Mitchell, co-president of the RSU 18 Education Association, warns it is “not possible to do this safely”
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Three local residents earn degrees from Western Governors University
Graduates include Lindsay Ryan, Chad Dixon, Patrick Simpson and Diana Dumeny.
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FirstPark in Oakland hires firm to help spur development
The partnership with SVN | The Urbanek Group Advisors is expected to provide FirstPark greater exposure in Maine and New England, and connections nationally and globally through SVN’s network of offices and affiliates.
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Camp Tracy extends day camp by week to include Aug. 17-21
With a late start to area schools, Camp Tracy is offering an extra week of day camp, Monday through Friday, Aug. 17-21, at its 302 McGrath Pond Road location in Oakland. There are 45 camper slots available and registration opens Friday, July 31, according to a news release from the Alfond Youth & Community Center […]
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Oakland and New York men indicted on drug trafficking charges after motel bust
Eric Caswell, 41, of Oakland and Tarik Squire, 37, of Bronx, New York, were arrested Jan. 2 by Augusta police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents, who were waiting for them at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.
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Indictments handed up in Waterville drive-by shooting, China chase in which trooper was hit by car
Following months-long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted several people last week.
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Oakland-based RSU 18 superintendent shares back-to-school plan
Regional School Unit 18 has developed a draft of what the upcoming school year could look like for students, including giving parents the option of having their children taught remotely, whether that is required or not.