Lewiston school Superintendent Bill Webster retiring in 2019
LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School Class of 2019 will be the last to receive its diplomas from Superintendent Bill Webster, who has announced he will retire in a year. In a letter Tuesday to School...
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Former Portland High School teacher leaves $1 million for scholarship
PORTLAND — Raymond Allen was born during the Great Depression and pinched pennies all his life. He shopped at discount stores. If something was broken, he fixed it. If he needed something, he often...
View ArticleSanford High School opening likely to be delayed
SANFORD — The opening of the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center may be delayed, Superintendent David Theoharides told the Sanford School Committee on Monday. “It looks like (the...
View ArticleWith the rise of legal weed, drug education moves from ‘don’t’ to ‘delay’
California legalized marijuana in 2016, and this past New Year’s Eve eager customers lined up in the darkness outside medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, ready to start shopping at the...
View ArticleIn U.S., 18% of teachers work second job
They work as private tutors and soccer coaches, as waiters, grocery clerks and ride-share drivers. Across the country, 18 percent of teachers earn income outside the classroom, according to a National...
View ArticleAd to promote Scarborough school budget violated law
SCARBOROUGH — An ad in a local publication taken out by the school district in an effort to promote voter approval of the school budget violated campaign disclosure laws, according to a Maine Ethics...
View ArticleLeadership changes afoot for Maine Community College System
A series of leadership changes will unfold in the Maine Community College System this summer after the departure of Ron Cantor from the presidency of Southern Maine Community College. Cantor is...
View ArticleMaine to get nearly $600,000 under Sea Grant program Trump wanted to cut
The Maine Sea Grant College Program will receive $574,691 from the federal government under a funding stream that President Trump proposed eliminating this year. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King...
View ArticleUSM receives gift of maps valued at $100 million
The University of Southern Maine has received what it describes as the largest gift in its history – mostly in the form of maps. Harold Osher of Portland is formally turning over his vast map...
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Namesake of USM’s Osher Map Library gives university its largest gift ever:...
University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings, left, and Harold Osher sign documents to make official Osher’s donation of maps, valued at $100 million, to the school Friday at the Portland...
View ArticleLast one on the bus
RICHMOND — Carl Watts knocked on Doreen Moody’s door 31 years ago and offered her a job out of the blue. “I want you to come learn how to drive a bus,” he told her. “Seriously, I think you would be a...
View ArticleDrownings lead to surge in safety interest in Lewiston area
LEWISTON — In the wake of two child drownings in Lewiston and Auburn in the past two months, local interest in water safety training and swimming lessons is rising, according to officials at the YWCA...
View ArticleMore community colleges offering job-targeted bachelor’s degrees
WASHINGTON — Starting in fall 2019, students at Ohio’s Sinclair Community College will be able to enroll in a four-year degree program in unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones. They’ll learn...
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Maine high schoolers take crash course on rigors of college life
WATERVILLE — Summer days are usually filled with babysitting and preparation for high school sports for 16-year-old Emily Glidden. Last week, however, the rising senior at Winslow High School spent...
View ArticleA different future: Wilton student, family navigate life after school
When Leah Stinson walks across the stage to get her high school diploma Sunday at Mt. Blue High School, she’ll be wearing a backpack to help her balance as she walks and maybe her graduation gown, if...
View ArticleIn drowning’s aftermath, Lewiston schools issue new field trip policy
LEWISTON — After the tragic drowning of Lewiston Middle School student Rayan Issa during a recent school field trip, Superintendent Bill Webster has presented a directive on school field trips that...
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Scarborough hires interim high school principal after year of turmoil
Susan Ketch gets a hug after being appointed interim principal of Scarborough High School on Tuesday for the coming school year. A former music and theater teacher who has worked for the district for...
View ArticleSculpture installed at Falmouth High School designed to invite, engage and...
FALMOUTH — A outdoor sculpture titled “Tessellation 3D” was installed at Falmouth High School last week. The piece is designed have an educational component, as well be an “inviting and engaging...
View ArticleReport: No adults saw Lewiston student struggle in the water before drowning
LEWISTON — Neither the adult chaperones nor the lifeguard at Range Pond State Park saw Rayan Issa in distress or struggling in the water when he drowned during a Lewiston Middle School outing on June...
View ArticleLegislators vote to eliminate Maine’s mandate for proficiency-based education
AUGUSTA — Six years after Maine became one of the first few states to adopt new high school graduation standards, lawmakers are poised to roll back those requirements by allowing school districts to...
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