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LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates

BANGOR, Maine — While his main address to the 67th Dirigo Girls State assembly was what one would expect in inspiring girls to get involved ...
Millinocket School Committee Chairman Kevin Gregory

Millinocket using China program money to keep schools going in 2014

MILLINOCKET, Maine — School officials said Tuesday that they are relying upon projected revenues from their China programs to keep town schools going next year. ...
Kathryn King, left, in a classroom at Hampden Academy, with her daughter, Kristina King.

Teachers dispute UMaine System’s poor rating in national report

When Kathryn King studied secondary English education at the University of Maine 30 years ago, she found that her academic classes and student teaching experience ...
The city of Ellsworth want to turn the former Bryant E. Moore School into a community center. With a more defined plan in hand, the estimate for such a project totals about $4.67 million.

Ellsworth seeks bids on estimated $4.7 million community center project

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Councilors here on Monday overlooked an estimated $1 million price increase in a project to turn a school into a community center ...
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Blair Currier, Portland School Department local food specialist, stands in one of the food preparation areas at the old Reed School Central Kitchen, in this December 2012 file photo. A new central kitchen is expected to open this fall at 92 Waldron Way.

Portland schools prepare to open new $3.2 million central kitchen

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Replacement for LePage’s A-through-F grading system wins majority support in Legislature

AUGUSTA, Maine — A Democratic initiative to remove and replace ...

Report: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nation

Fred P. Hall Elementary School in Portland.

$70 million Portland school upgrade plan now up to council, voters

A layer of snow coats the model of Saturn that stands in Westfield. The model of Saturn is part of the Maine Solar System Model which spans Aroostook County and illustrates the relative distance of each planet from the sun.

UMPI solar system model expanding into Canada

Jonathan Stormer (center) with his wife, Meredith, who is cradling their son, Corban, while Jonathan holds their other son, Atlas. Stormer overcame a number of obstacles to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. He graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle on May 18 and has been accepted to study at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in North Carolina.

University of Maine at Presque Isle grad overcomes obstacles, heads to medical school

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The fate of the Bangor Public Library’s copper roof replacement bond is one issue Bangor voters must decide on Tuesday. There are three major questions voters must answer on this year's June ballot.

Bangor residents to decide school budget, library roof loan in Tuesday election

Brewer High School gets new bus route with renovations

BREWER, Maine — Brewer High School, which was built in ...

Yarmouth schools name second interim superintendent in a year

YARMOUTH, Maine — For the second time this year, the ...

Wells-Ogunquit schools pick Presque Isle-area administrator as next superintendent

WELLS, Maine — The Wells-Ogunquit School Committee has selected its ...
Ben Sprague, a 2002 Bangor High School graduate and Bangor City Councilor, is one of 26 students that year to receive the Superintendent's Award. Today, he is the only one of those recipients living in Bangor and one of just two or three living in Maine. He says he's worried about young people leaving Bangor and would like to see more of them return to the Queen City to work and raise families.

Why some bright young people leave Bangor and what might bring them back

Officials with the University of Maine at Fort Kent and SAD 27 in Fort Kent broke ground on Thursday, June 13, 2013 on a $4 million biomass project that will reduce the environmental footprint of both schools while also scaling back energy costs. It is expected to save the two institutions more than $4 million in energy costs over the next 10 years by providing heat and hot water to a least 12 buildings on the UMFK and Fort Kent Community High School campuses.

University of Maine at Fort Kent, SAD 27 break ground on $4 million biomass project

Withdrawal woes plague Belfast area schools

BELFAST, Maine — Even though the efforts of six towns ...
Apple laptops are stored in a cabinet at Orono Middle School on June 12, 2013. School systems across the state are deciding whether to keep the Apple computers or switch to LePage Administration preferred Hewlett-Packard laptops for students.

Despite new PC option, Apple technology dominates school laptop orders

Glenburn voters OK municipal, school budgets that aim to hold tax rate

GLENBURN, Maine — Despite some lingering financial uncertainties, voters adopted ...
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  2. Report: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nationReport: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nation
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  4. Police: Bangor man asleep at wheel found with heroin, marijuana
  5. Delinquent tax payments causing cash-flow problem in Millinocket, officials say

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