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Schools and Education

Published
July 8, 2021

Waterville school officials hold forum to discuss proposed addition for grades 4 and 5

The meeting was held Thursday, where school officials presented their findings and community members were able to ask questions.
Published
July 8, 2021

Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title

The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest's first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
Published
July 8, 2021

30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma

At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
Published
July 8, 2021

Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms

The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
Published
July 7, 2021

At 23, Livermore woman is one of Maine’s youngest law school graduates

Mikala L. Holt was sworn in as a lawyer on June 30.

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Published
July 6, 2021

Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them

Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
Published
July 6, 2021

Controversial proposed Waterville school addition forum rescheduled for Thursday evening

The public forum is to discuss a proposal to build a $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
Published
July 4, 2021

Hallowell-area school district joins vaping lawsuit

While the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors voted unanimously to reelect Jonathan Hamann as chair and Leanne Burnham as vice chair, the decision to join the mass action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. was not.
Published
July 2, 2021

School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects

The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
Published
July 1, 2021

Waterville school forum postponed after storm damages property of key official

The public forum, which may be rescheduled for next week, is to discuss a controversial proposal to build $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.