The town has gained nearly 100 students in grades K-5 over the past three years, and expects to get 300 more in the next five years.
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UMaine System 2 years ahead of its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its food locally
The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
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Autistic student’s appeal in novel Maine disability rights case to begin in Boston
The parents of Ben Pollack, who is nonverbal, want his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.
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Feature obituary: Clarence Pinette, former teacher at Cape Elizabeth High School, dies at 92
‘Clancy’ Pinette, a chemistry teacher, had a soft spot for students who struggled with science, his son says.
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Lewiston High School student charged after school closed by hoax
The student is accused of posting on social media that a friend would be ‘shooting up the school.’
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Baxter Academy set to open new Portland building
The location at 185 Lancaster St. has been specially outfitted for STEM learning.
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Scarborough High wrestler with one leg finds home after years of hardship
Sam Leishman’s limb was amputated when he was a baby in Ethiopia and he spent years in foster care in Colorado.
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New, $60 million Mt. Ararat High School gets Topsham board approval
The new school, to be completed in 2020, will be built on the existing school’s athletic fields.
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Air quality improves at Manchester Elementary after push from parents
RSU 38 spends more than $100,000 and installs 12 classroom ventilators.
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Dozens more selective colleges join pledge to add lower-income students
The American Talent Initiative aims to recruit 50,000 students with financial need by 2025.