A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
Vanessa Paolella
Sun Journal
Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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‘We can’t wait to go’: Auburn’s mystery lunch trips thrill local seniors
Part of the fun of the Auburn Community Senior Center’s mystery lunch trips is guessing the destination.
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Trinity Church redevelopment to start next week
The congregation plans to reinvent the church as a multi-purpose community center.
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Turner-based MSAD 52 board to decide on ‘Gender Queer’ book for library
A committee formed to review the book recommended that it remain in the library. A Turner parent has appealed the decision, bringing the vote to the board of directors.
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Auburn school district freezes most open positions
About 70-75% of open positions in the Auburn school district will not be filled until at least the end of the school year.
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Lisbon council recognizes library director’s 35th anniversary with town
At the Town Council meeting Tuesday night, councilors celebrated Nadeau’s 35th anniversary with Lisbon’s libraries.
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Actor, playwright implores attendees to embrace activism at Bates MLK Day celebration
“All men and women and the nonbinary are not created equal,” said Keith Hamilton Cobb. “It’s nonsense. What we are is equally human.”
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Classes canceled Tuesday for Lewiston Middle School after teacher’s death
Math teacher Tim Strohm died Friday from a sudden medical event.
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Auburn school officials fear delays for opening new high school
Cost overruns are estimated at at least $7.5 million.
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Mr. Drew and His Animals Too plans to grow
Owner Drew Desjardins said the animal rescue center has outgrown its space at the Pepperell Mill, so he is searching for a larger location with better parking and more efficient heating.