LEWISTON — A discussion about adding six classrooms to Farwell Elementary School focused more on enrollment Tuesday night than on how the new classrooms would look. Lewiston city councilors ultimately chose a pricier, $2.3 million option to alleviate crowding in Lewiston schools, voting to build a permanent addition closer to Farwell’s current building rather than […]
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RSU 9 board reinstates student
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 8-2 Tuesday to allow an eighth-grade student to enter ninth grade with a transition plan in place, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Directors Jennifer Pooler of New Sharon and Keith Swett of Wilton opposed the vote, he said. The student was one of two middle school students accused […]
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Bowdoin student, finalist in nationwide science competition, suffers stroke
LEWISTON — Two years ago, Samantha Garvey made headlines when she became a finalist in an elite nationwide high school science competition while she and her family were living in a New York homeless shelter. She appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” got a $50,000 college scholarship from AT&T and met President Barack Obama at […]
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Maine Connections Academy to enroll seven SAD 17 students
PARIS — SAD 17 officials expect to pay between $49,000 and $63,000 or higher for seven students who have chosen to attend the Maine Connections Academy this year. The opening of Maine’s first online charter school in August left school officials across the state in limbo as they awaited to hear how many of their […]
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Lewiston again tackling redistricting students
LEWISTON — The topic of redistricting students, which was controversial in 2012 and 2013, is back. Superintendent Bill Webster will present the School Committee on Monday night with plans to hire an architect to build a school and establish a new redistricting committee. Redistricting is resurfacing because Lewiston has been approved for state construction money […]
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Lewiston Public Schools kindergarten registration and screening to be held May 9
LEWISTON — Kindergarten registration and screening will be held Friday, May 9, at the following times and locations. Parents need to call the appropriate school for an appointment. Martel School, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 795-4130. Farwell School, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 795-4110. Geiger School, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 795-4160. McMahon School, 8:45 […]
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Mt. View softball coach charged with sex assault on student
BELFAST (AP) — A teacher at the Waldo County Technical Center who also coaches softball at an area high school has been charged with sexually assaulting a student. Police allege that 46-year-old Michael Gagnon, of Winslow, an automotive technology instructor at the career training school, assaulted the 17-year-old Belfast High School student when he took […]
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Ex-Maine coach accused of soliciting teenage fan
PORTLAND (AP) — A former assistant hockey coach for the Portland Pirates has been charged with soliciting sex from a 13-year-old fan and sending her a lewd photo. Mike Minard, 37, of Falmouth, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act and sexual misconduct with a […]
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Cause of Cheverus student’s death still a mystery
PORTLAND (AP) — An autopsy on a senior at a Portland high school who died days after having routine oral surgery did not reveal the cause of his death, and additional tests are needed. The unexpected death of 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne of Long Island last week shook Cheverus High School. The state medical examiner’s examined […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]