The administrative assistant at Margaret Murphy Centers for Children, whose daughter attended the school for children with developmental disabilities and autism, connects with parents in a way that staff can’t.
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Skowhegan guidance counselor Dan Riley helps students ‘dream big’
His goal is to get all students thinking about life after graduation without restriction.
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Tori Hildreth connects Old Town students with careers and clothes
The Jobs for Maine Graduates instructor runs a free thrift store at the high school and is working to make Wabanaki studies more accessible.
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Through a love of French, Mary Lord ushers Brunswick students into a new world
Decades after falling for the language as a student at the same junior high school, she continues to inspire new generations.
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Bates women’s basketball star Elsa Daulerio joins her mother in 1,000-point club
The Bobcats senior reached the milestone Tuesday, 34 years after her mother, Adrienne Shibles, accomplished the feat with the same program.
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Current, former Portland schools staff raise concerns about restructuring, impacts on employees of color
The board meeting Tuesday came just days after a group of parents began circulating a petition and complaint about ‘a troubling pattern of retaliation, removal and silencing of staff of color.’
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State warns of unlicensed health insurance plans being marketed to Mainers
The scams are targeting people who search for health plans online, the Maine Bureau of Insurance said.
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Victim in fatal Washington County house fire identified
The homeowner, Vincent Dineen, 86, of Meddybemps, was identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Tuesday.
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Maine among 20 states suing Trump administration over limited funding for long-term housing supports
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Rhode Island accuses the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of illegally upending supports for those at risk of becoming homeless.
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Buxton will host Wreaths Across America ceremony
The event is scheduled for Dec. 13 at South Buxton Cemetery.