Richmond selectboard chair says drunken driving charge is ’embarrassing’ but won’t impact town role

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July 16, 2021

Richmond selectboard chair says drunken driving charge is ’embarrassing’ but won’t impact town role

Robert 'Bucky' Bodge said he will still be able to make 'responsible' decisions as a selectboard member.
Published
July 16, 2021

UMaine System plans to require vaccines when FDA gives final approval

The system also announced plans for unvaccinated students and staff to participate in required COVID testing and quarantine upon arriving on campuses this fall.
Published
July 14, 2021

Maine to study burden of student debt on its graduates

Maine's average student loan borrower has more than $33,000 in school loans, a legislator reports.
Published
July 14, 2021

State urges Maine families to apply for free school meals

The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding, so it's important they are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students, the Department of Education says.
Published
July 11, 2021

Maine among first states to make school meals free for all students

The federal government made breakfast and lunch free for all students during the coronavirus pandemic, and Maine will continue to offer free meals for all starting in 2022-23.
Published
July 9, 2021

Feds agree with Maine: Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks

New U.S. CDC guidelines for dealing with COVID-19 in schools align with changes enacted in Maine last week.
Published
July 9, 2021

Maine community colleges hold tuition and fees flat

Tuition for the 2021-22 academic year will remain at $96 per credit hour for Maine residents or $2,880 annually for a student taking 15 credits per semester.
Published
July 9, 2021

Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says

The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
Published
July 8, 2021

Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title

The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest's first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
Published
July 8, 2021

30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma

At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.