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Mt. Blue High School prom | Year in Photos
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (279+ words) FARMINGTON, ME " MAY 17: A colorful spotlight hits Rebecca Sweatt as she dances at Mt. Blue High School's prom in Farmington on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="FARMINGTON, ME " MAY 17: A colorful spotlight hits Rebecca Sweatt…...
My gig as a ‘Santa-sub’ was a joy, not a job | Opinion
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (504+ words) Buddy Doyle of Gardiner is a fun-at-all-costs grandfather and substitute teacher. A column on Sunday, Dec. 7, spoke about a Lewiston substitute teacher who apparently took it upon herself to burst the Santa bubble with her students. I'm qualified to respond,…...
Gorham superintendent is a finalist for national award
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (312+ words) Gorham School District Superintendent'Heather Perry'has been named one of four finalists for the The School Superintendents Association's (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year Award. Perry is the first Maine superintendent named as a national finalist. "I am truly honored and…...
Lake Region Middle School program salutes community-minded students
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (435+ words) From left, Lake Region Middle School students Briggs O'Connell, a sixth grader; Harper Russo, a seventh grader; and Lennon Smart-Damon, an eighth grader, received Student of the Month awards for upstanding citizenship in October. (Courtesy of Lake Region Middle School)…...
The counting season has arrived | Opinion
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (621+ words) Todd R. Nelson is a retired educator who lives in Penobscot. His books of essays, "Cold Spell" and "The Land Between the Rivers," are published by Down East Books. Dec. 21 and we have entered the season of counts. It is the…...
UMaine receives $3.5 million gift for art museum, honors college
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (270+ words) The University of Maine announced Friday that it will receive $3.5 million dollars from the estate of a long-time benefactor and arts advocate, Linda Zillman, who died in September. Her husband Donald, who died two years earlier, served in several leadership…...
Westbrook School Committee appoints Ross to fill vacancy
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (519+ words) The Westbrook School Committee appointed Flynn Ross, a professor of teacher education at the University of Southern Maine, to fill its vacant seat during a special meeting Dec. 18. One of the at-large seats on the seven-member board was vacant after…...
Janet Mills’ record on education fails to make the grade | Letter
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (180+ words) PORTLAND, ME " OCTOBER 14: Gov. Janet Mills delivers opening remarks at USM in Portland on Tuesday night at a forum on the rule of law held by the Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law. " data-image-caption="Gov. Janet Mills delivers opening…...
Midcoast schools to dismiss students early Friday, cite difficulty of driving buses in high winds set to hit Maine
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (359+ words) Some school districts on Maine's Midcoast said they will dismiss students early on Friday, citing the predicted rain and high winds that can make it difficult to drive high-profile vehicles like school buses. Regional School Unit 13 will release middle and…...
UMaine graduate workers ratify first union contract
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (721+ words) Graduate student workers at the University of Maine overwhelmingly approved their first union contract after a multiyear effort, the union announced on Wednesday. The University of Maine Graduate Workers Union, which represents about 900 part-time student workers across all schools in…...