The Windham-Raymond School District will host a virtual mental health summit for teachers, parents, youth and community members Oct. 7-8 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. Keynote speakers will include representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Maine, Be the Influence, Opportunity Alliance, Sweetser School’s OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and Safety) […]
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Lakes Region June 8 election roundup
Voters took to the polls Tuesday to elect local officials and vote on municipal and school budgets.
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Inside Raymond: May 28
Rotary helps recreation Lions Club member named Spirit of America winner Gary Bibeau, who is very active in the Raymond Lions Club, has received the 2021 Raymond Spirit of America Foundation Tribute Award for commendable community service. Bibeau received the municipal award for his continued selfless service to the members of the Raymond community, of […]
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Inside Raymond: May 14
Creative art seminar EmpowerME, a community series on health empowerment, will be hosting its fifth program in collaboration with Be the Influence, Maine Public Health and Opportunity Alliance. The discussion from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, is entitled “Zine Project.” During the session, participants will have the opportunity to get creative in making art by […]
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Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Windham Middle School construction project moves forward
RSU 14 received some wonderful news this month about the Windham Middle School construction project. After two years of waiting, the Maine Department of Education announced that the project to replace the 44-year-old school will be moving forward. The district took the first significant step of the process last week when it officially advertised for […]
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RSU 14 psychologist wins state honor
Lisa Backman says her work has become more challenging and far-reaching because of the pandemic.
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Area schools see a post-holiday increase in COVID-19 outbreaks
This story has been updated.
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COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise at area schools
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has designated two more schools as open outbreak sites, in addition to two open investigations at other schools in the Lakes Region.
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Keeping schools open
RSU 14 has not been spared from the recent increase in COVID-19 cases that have been experienced across the country and in our state. Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen an upward trend in the number of cases within our district. While our overall case number has been smaller than other districts […]