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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
China school has a new well but concerns over water contamination linger
RSU 18 is working with the state to install a filtration system for the well that was dug over the summer for China Middle School, which contended last year with unacceptably high levels of PFAS and then more recently when the chemical antimony was detected.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Roundup: Central Maine school budget validation results by town
A roundup of unofficial results from Tuesday's school budget validation referenda in greater Augusta and Waterville.
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PublishedMay 5, 2023
Photos, video: Oakland principal kisses a pig after students exceed reading challenge
Jennifer McGee, principal of Atwood Primary School in Oakland, gave a smooch to Petunia the pig after her students more than doubled their reading challenge goal.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Oakland students use Halloween as opportunity to donate food, lots of it, to pantries
Around 450 students at Messalonskee Middle School walked Monday to the Oakland-Sidney United Methodist Church with some much-needed donations.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Removal of LGBTQ-themed poster at Oakland school stirs debate, but remedy appears in hand
The superintendent of Regional School Unit 18, Carl Gartley, had expressed concern the poster was provided by what he believed was a political organization, OUT Maine, but he is working with Messalonskee High School's Gay-Straight Alliance on a modified version of the poster.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2022
Two adults, 5 minors charged following weekend vandalism at Oakland schools, police say
Those taken into custody face charges of burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal mischief after damage was found either in or around Messalonskee High School and two other nearby schools.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Central Maine voters faced a rash of ballot, other questions this week
From state and municipal races to multimillion-dollar budgets, there was an array of issues for residents to decide either at Town Meeting or at the ballot box.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Some Maine schools to ditch masks, others wait for state guidance
Chelsea, China and Oakland area schools planned to lift the mandatory masking mandate when school resumed after February break.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Oakland-area school district to drop mask mandate after February vacation
Masks will be optional for students and staff in Regional School Unit 18, but since the school is no longer considered a universal masking school, students will have to quarantne.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too
Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.
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