Stylists Tova Millett and Bobbi Fogg donated a Sunday to snipping locks for kids heading back to school in the Oxford Hills region.
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The trendy styles that will be seen around Maine schools
From small plushies to socks and sandals, here are some of the common items you’ll see students showing off this school year.
Vintage Finds & Mountain Vibes: Western Maine’s Best Thrift Stops
Second-hand shops have what kids and college-bound students need – at lower and even free prices.
Lewiston volunteers gear up for backpack distribution
Maine Family Federal Credit Union volunteers filled 2,500 bags to give to children across Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties.
Phillips Elementary School principal shares updates on the first day of school
Students arrive for their first day of school at Phillips Elementary, Principal Jeff Pillsbury shares updates.
Photo: Back to school photo event in Wilton
Click and Capture Photography offered back to school photo sessions in Kineowatha Park.
School year off to great start in Jay
Lots of smiles, hugs and mostly positive interactions with staff seen on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Jay.
Freshmen need more support
AUBURN — High schools must provide extra attention to freshmen — such as holding an orientation day — because research shows the first year of high school is critical, said Craig Jipson, an Edward Little High School coach and teacher who coordinates upperclassmen who mentor freshmen. National statistics show, Jipson said, that 11 percent of […]
Students, teachers handle the heat in Lewiston-Auburn schools
The opening day of school in Lewiston-Auburn on Wednesday was humid with temperatures in the low 90s, but “people were coping very well,” Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster said. Webster toured all of the city’s schools. “I walked all the hallways and got to see a lot.” People were not overjoyed with the heat, “but I […]