Officials: Maranacook Regional High School and Maranacook Community Middle School will reopen after being closed Thursday.
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Police: Alleged Wayne predator targeted multiple Maranacook middle schoolers
William C. Smith, 29, was arrested and charged last week with attempting to get a 14-year-old girl to send sexual images over Snapchat.
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Wayne man, 29, arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting 14-year-old girl
William C. Smith was arrested Wednesday after allegedly messaging and threatening a Maranacook Community High School student.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
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Schools in Augusta, Readfield ratchet up restrictions on cellphones
Administrators are banning the use of cellphones in classes to curb distractions and increase engagement.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Report of student with weapon at Kents Hill School sends 4 campuses into lockdown
Police did not find weapons at the private college preparatory school in Readfield after searching the campus.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Biden responds to Livermore Falls student’s letter about climate change
“Always remember — when you make your voice heard, adults listen,” the president wrote to Cooper Stevenson, now 9.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
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App outage at fault when alert system failed to notify Readfield area parents of cancellations, superintendent says
Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.
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Maranacook students express their excitement as 98 graduate
The graduation took place at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday.