AUGUSTA (AP) — A state report finds that Maine missed key steps in multiple child welfare cases. Maine Public reports that Maine’s Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Christine Alberi last year found the Department of Health and Human Services failed to follow proper procedure in cases involving highly vulnerable children. Her report found the department in multiple cases […]
March 2018
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Maine could dilute proficiency-based diploma law
AUGUSTA (AP) — State education officials are proposing to roll back Maine’s proficiency-based diploma law, which was one of the first in the nation. Department of Education officials are proposing the elimination of a key tenet of the law: Students would no longer have to attain a standard level of proficiency in eight learning areas […]
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Tigers top Falmouth in OT, advance to regional final
LEWISTON — The No. 3 Biddeford boys hockey team topped No. 2 Falmouth 5-4 in overtime on Saturday to advance to the Class A South regional final. The Tigers held a 4-2 lead midway through the third period, but Falmouth would put away two goals in the final six minutes to force overtime. “We knew […]
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Stags bounce TA in semis
LEWISTON— The top-seeded Cheverus boys hockey team picked up a decisive 5-1 win over Thornton Academy in the Class A South semifinals on Saturday in Lewiston. The Stags fired on all cylinders, and got a dominant performance from goalie Jason Halvorsen who stopped 27 of 28 TA shots. “We knew that we would be running […]
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Nichols bounces UNE in CCC title game
FROM STAFF REPORTS BIDDEFORD — Fifth-seeded Nichols College struck for three goals in a span of 97 seconds during the initial portion of the 2nd period, breaking open a one-goal game on the way to an 8-3 victory over third-seeded University of New England in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Coast Conference Men’s Ice […]
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Sanford’s Anderson brings home silver from New Englands
PROVIDENCE — Heading into the 2018 New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships Sanford senior Sam Anderson had pretty much accomplished everything he could have ever dreamed of during his high school career — except for bringing home a medal from Providence.The two-time state champion was able to cross that off his wrestling bucket list on Saturday […]