No credible threats were found to area schools.
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.
Auburn schools open after threat to Edward Little deemed not credible
Auburn police investigated a viral photo sent by a former student and made the determination.
Wave of TikTok threats puts Maine schools on high alert
Schools in central and southern Maine expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.
Lewiston schools closed Friday due to middle school threat; suspect identified
It’s the fourth hint at violence in area schools in the past week.
Maine National Guard is a ‘Christmas gift’ for CMMC
The Lewiston medical center will open a unit for patients ready for discharge but need some additional nursing and rehabilitation.
Superintendent: Auburn school bus driver shortage a ‘crisis’
Ward 3 representative Karen Mathieu was reelected chairwoman.
Durham resident requests timelier updates to town website
The Select Board additionally approved a consent agreement for cleaning-up a junkyard on Royalsborough Road.
Maine EMS panel halts transfer of neurological trauma patients to CMMC from other hospitals
The Trauma Advisory Committee is waiting for patient data from the Lewiston medical center.
Lewiston students can now wear hoods, hats and crop tops
The School Committee voted 6-0 Monday to adopt the amended dress code, effective immediately.
Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.