Dear Reader. I like you, do you like me? Your eyes sparkle like diamonds and I think you’re neat. Don’t tell anybody, OK? OK. In Florida, a 9-year-old fourth-grader is in trouble — in BIG trouble, little mister — for passing a love letter to a classmate. Apparently the lovelorn lad wanted the girl to […]
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Jim Handy loses seat on Lewiston School Committee to Benjamin Martin
LEWISTON — Challenger Benjamin Martin unseated long-serving School Committee Chairman James Handy by a narrow margin, 597-573. In a post on Facebook later Tuesday Handy said he would request a recount. Also winning re-election was Matthew Roy in Ward 6. He defeated second-time challenger Dawn Hartill, 713-537. Richard White defeated Ward 5 incumbent Jama Aden […]
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Bisbee school eligible for National Register of Historic Places
BETHEL — The former Ethel Bisbee School building has been deemed eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Built in 1925, it was turned over to the town by School Administrative District 44 last year at the town’s request. The school district had been using […]
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Some schools keep their cool, students despite heat wave
BERWICK — In Maine, it’s not so unusual for a school to close because of snow. But closing because it’s too hot? Most Maine schools do not have air conditioning. In Lewiston, a few parents have asked Superintendent Bill Webster to close schools early. He can only do that during an emergency, Webster said. In […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Ride-sharing program hopes to gets adults to school
PARIS — The staff at Oxford Hills Adult Education wants students to get to class and has established the Adult Ed ride-sharing program, which kicks off next week. From the Adult Ed office in Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Tuesday, Clyde Clark, director, Katrina Webster, guidance counselor, and Kirsten Petroska, English language-arts teacher, talked about […]
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Greene Central School opens to students, smiles and tears
GREENE — Standing outside Greene Central School early Wednesday, Tammy and Matthew Dumont fought back tears as they said goodbye to Dylan, 5, who was starting kindergarten. “I hope he stops crying soon and wants to participate,” Tammy said. “He’s scared.” Both parents said their only child going to school was bittersweet. “At open house, […]
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Schools open Wednesday; morning traffic to be heavy
LEWISTON-AUBURN — School starts Wednesday in Lewiston-Auburn and several surrounding communities. There’ll be buses driving students to school and students walking to school, in both cities. Authorities remind motorists to drive with extra care early Wednesday and to allow more time to get to work during the morning commute. “The first buses will be out […]
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Mark Eves expands case against Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves expanded his federal lawsuit Wednesday that alleges Republican Gov. Paul LePage pressured a school for at-risk youth where Eves was president into firing him. Eves’ lawsuit, filed last month, accused the governor of violating Eves’ First Amendment rights. He now argues the governor also violated Maine law. The lawsuit […]
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Chesley ‘Chet’ W. Fournier
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Chesley “Chet” W. Fournier, 88, a resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 26, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, March 23, 1927, the son of William and Dollena (White) Fournier. He was educated at Frye and Jordan schools and graduated […]
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Government watchdog committee green lights LePage investigation
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s watchdog Government Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize an investigation into the influence Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s actions had on the decision by a nonprofit charter school to fire House Speaker Mark Eves as its president days after hiring him. In question is whether LePage threatened to withhold or […]