Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus school district postpones Tuesday budget vote

The RSU 4 board will hold an emergency meeting next week to reschedule the vote — the third time voters will consider a district budget.

Skowhegan Area Middle School teacher among final three for state Teacher of the Year

Tammy Ranger, a reading intervention teacher, has been designated Somerset County Teacher of the Year.

Excess lead in Yarmouth schools’ water sparks call for testing at all schools

A health advocate notes that many Maine school districts are not required to monitor for lead, as Yarmouth officials address slightly elevated levels at two schools.

Monmouth Academy students honored for performance in national history competition

The group of five created a documentary on the Acadian deportation of the 1700s that was chosen the best presentation from Maine.

Water tests at 2 Yarmouth schools exceed federal standards for lead

Bottled drinking water will be provided to staff and students at Yarmouth Elementary School, where drinking fountains showed elevated lead levels, Superintendent Andrew R. Dolloff says in an email to parents Wednesday.

It’s back to school for Waterville-area kids

George J. Mitchell School students in Waterville had plenty of company Wednesday as elementary and middle schools from Waterville to Farmington welcomed students back, while many area high school students return Thursday.

Maine State Prison graduates defy expectations

In June, 17 Maine prisoners graduated with degrees from the University of Maine at Augusta, showing how the higher education program can help inmates move beyond stigma and the past, Mark Tardif writes.

Waterville high open house held as kickoff to school year

For the second year in a row, the event for students, parents and guardians was held at Head of Falls on the banks of the Kennebec River, and a shuttle bus took participants to the school for tours.

Corinna school lockdown lifted after man taken into protective custody

Corinna Elementary School was locked down for about an hour and a half Monday while Maine State Police responded to a report of a possibly armed suicidal man nearby; the lockdown was lifted shortly before 2 p.m.

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