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Mexico students showcasing projects Friday

MEXICO — Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Mountain Valley Middle School will display their QUEST projects from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 15, teacher Lisa Drapeau said. Math and social studies teacher Craig Milledge described QUEST as a theme-based, hands-on learning approach to help improve attendance and get students more excited about learning. Drapeau […]

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Mexico students’ projects show love of learning

MEXICO — Mountain Valley Middle School students showcased their projects on the Civil War, physics and career exploration Wednesday afternoon. Quest is a “theme-based, hands-on learning approach” to help improve attendance and get students more excited about learning, math and social studies teacher Craig Milledge said. “Each trimester, we’re having a group of students research […]

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Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service expected to begin overnight trips on May 1 under new agreement

PORTLAND — Under a deal announced Thursday, a proposed ferry service linking Portland with Nova Scotia is expected to begin nightly trips out of Maine on May 1 of next year. The agreement between the Canadian province and a team led by Eliot-based ferry operator Quest Navigation calls for Nova Scotia to invest $21 million […]

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LePage backs Maine company competing to restart Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is officially throwing his weight behind the only Maine-based company currently competing for a contract to restart ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, LePage sent a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter to publicly back Eliot, Maine-based Quest Navigation’s proposal to restart the ferry service, which […]