COVID-19 cases among children in Midcoast, statewide continue to rise

Maine CDC Spokesperson Robert Long said vaccination remains the best way to curb the number of COVID-19 cases among Mainers.

Spelke, Timberlake take Topsham seats in SAD 75 election

During heated meeting, Topsham-area board votes to require masks in schools

Topsham-area schools will keep interim superintendent for next school year

The Maine School Administrative District 75 board will begin looking for a permanent superintendent next January.

Phippsburg residents donate to erase student meal debt, but experts say school meals should be free after

Although families can apply for a child to receive free or reduced-priced meals based on a family's income and size, universally free school meals would be academically and financially beneficial.

Harpswell re-elects Wright to school board

Frank Wright was re-elected to the MSAD 75 school board over challenger Sean Hall in a 381-132 vote Saturday.

Two candidates vie for Harpswell school board seat

The polls are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, at Harpswell Central School.

Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school

Bowdoinham fifth-graders created the "Bowdoinham Pandemic Press" full of stories about the ways their school has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine CDC identifies COVID-19 outbreaks at two Bath schools

Fisher-Mitchell School in Bath not resume full in-person instruction for the first time since March as initially planned after the Maine CDC listed the school as an outbreak status, alongside Morse High School, according to a letter from RSU 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel.

Topsham-area schools call for more teachers in order to open full-time

Hiring additional staff members is the next step in the district’s “feather-in” approach to bring kindergarteners and first graders back to full-time, in-person learning on Dec. 7, said MSAD75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot.