Superintendent of Hallowell-area school district on months-long leave to ‘work through some health issues’

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Published
January 4, 2022

Superintendent of Hallowell-area school district on months-long leave to ‘work through some health issues’

Tonya Arnold, superintendent of RSU 2, is taking an eight-week leave of absence to focus on her health.
Published
December 16, 2021

Richmond committee restarts, eyes November vote on withdrawal from school district

Committee to try again on withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2 and hopes to have question on next November's ballot.
Published
November 23, 2021

Hallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play basketball maskless

The request by Hall-Dale junior TJ Wilson has touched off questions about the local process for evaluating exemptions to pandemic protocols.
Published
November 13, 2021

Central Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’

As teachers and staff struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.
Published
November 8, 2021

Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19

Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
Published
November 7, 2021

RSU 2 announces Richmond school buses will not run for the next week

Richmond Police Department offer to lend a hand getting students to school after RSU 2 announced early Sunday evening families will be without school bus transportation from Nov. 8 to 16.
Published
November 3, 2021

Majority of Richmond voters in favor of starting withdrawal process again

The town completed the process and voted to leave, but did not have enough votes to validate it.
Published
October 15, 2021

Pair of Richmond students get national recognition for yearbook they helped start in middle school

Now-high school students, Lila Viselli and Izzy Stewart helped start the yearbook in Richmond Middle School after a six-year hiatus and are being recognized for their work two years later.
Published
October 5, 2021

Richmond hosts public hearing for RSU 2 withdrawal

No questions were submitted in advance and no members of the public turned up for the short hearing that marked the next step in Richmond's second attempt to leave Regional School District 2.
Published
October 4, 2021

Hallowell-area school district outlines plan to spend American Rescue funds

Regional School Unit 2 officials have plans to spend the $3 million it will receive through the American Rescue Plan on a host of upgrades.