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Teacher accused of sex assault exchanged 94 texts with student, computer...
ALFRED — A forensic computer expert testified Tuesday that former Kennebunk High School teacher Jill Lamontagne and the male student she is accused of sexually assaulting exchanged 94 text messages...
View ArticleMaine Med and Tufts extend medical education partnership
Maine Medical Center and Tufts University are renewing a 10-year medical education partnership for another decade, the hospital and university announced on Wednesday. The new agreement – financial...
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Former Kennebunk teacher found not guilty of sexually assaulting student
ALFRED — A former Kennebunk High School teacher was found not guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting a student. Jill Lamontagne sobbed when the verdict was announced Thursday afternoon, and muffled...
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Maine Girls’ Academy gamely faces last hurrah with cheers, tears
They came one last time to the small school on Stevens Avenue to walk the halls, to peek in old classrooms, to reminisce and, yes, to see one final basketball game. Maine Girls’ Academy, the state’s...
View ArticleEducation secretary Devos’ family yacht damaged after vandal sets it adrift
A luxury yacht owned by the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suffered damage when someone untied it early Sunday in Ohio, sending it adrift on Lake Erie with the crew on board. A crew member...
View ArticleTeen creates site to give children answers about deportation
HARTFORD, Conn. — A high school student has designed an online resource to help immigrant children and teenagers learn how to prepare for the possible deportations of parents or guardians....
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An effective way to reach students, texting has risks
Jill Lamontagne says she was just trying to help a troubled student when she exchanged dozens of emails and scores of text messages with the 17-year-old boy. Those online communications – including 94...
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For pizza money, college-bound Yarmouth teen will continue predicting the...
Jack Sillin, 17, has offered his popular weather blog for free, but now hopes his followers will come up with $35 a month – total – so he can buy pizza or put gas in the car for a ski trip while he’s...
View ArticleJapanese students use virtual reality to recreate A-bomb attack
FUKUYAMA, Japan — It’s a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead. Then a flash of light, followed by a loud blast. Buildings...
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Colby College about to open new dormitory in downtown Waterville
Workers stand in a lift on the exterior of the new Colby College dormitory in the center of Waterville’s downtown on Monday. Finishing touches are still being made. WATERVILLE — Construction is nearing...
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National poetry contest drops citizenship rule that Deering student...
Deering High’s Allan Monga says he’s “beyond happy” that other non-citizens can compete in Poetry Out Loud. Staff file photo by Ben McCanna The National Endowment for the Arts is widening the...
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College course to focus – mostly – on more serious side of marijuana
Ike Levine, professor at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, seen in 2010, will teach a class on marijuana this fall. Sun Journal photo LEWISTON — Professor Ike Levine’s new...
View ArticleUniversity of Southern Maine gets $1 million gift to help fund arts center
The Center for the Arts is expected to cost about $50 million to build, and will include a 1,000-seat concert hall.
View ArticleNorth Yarmouth Academy buildings sold for nearly $1 million
The buyer will redevelop two Main Street properties into a condominium complex, and plans to begin selling the 12 units in the summer of 2019.
View ArticleStudents from Hong Kong experience Maine at UMF
A new summer program combines exploration of the state with English-language classes.
View ArticleProfessor’s win in appeals court lets her proceed with lawsuit against UNE
Her complaint that the school retaliated after she reported alleged sexual harassment by her department chairman is returned to a lower court, where it could go to trial.
View ArticleKeyBank donating $25,000 to community college system in honor of former...
Sterling Kozlowski was on the board of the foundation supporting Maine's community college system, and a staunch supporter of its mission.
View ArticleCommentary: Imagine a world where a lottery is your ticket to a prestigious...
Schools would decide minimum criteria such as GPA, and then a drawing would allow for long-overdue objectivity.
View ArticleEpiPen shortage raises alarm for parents as kids head back to school
The scarce availability of the emergency medicines, caused by manufacturing issues and local supply disruptions, has been an issue for months.
View ArticleEastern Maine Community College warns of possible data breach
The school in Bangor is notifying 42,000 current and former students and staff that some computers were recently infected with malware and may have been hacked.
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