Hallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play basketball maskless

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Published
November 23, 2021

Hallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play basketball maskless

The request by Hall-Dale junior TJ Wilson has touched off questions about the local process for evaluating exemptions to pandemic protocols.
Published
November 13, 2021

Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’

As teachers and staff in central Maine struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.
Published
November 8, 2021

Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19

Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
Published
November 7, 2021

RSU 2 announces Richmond school buses will not run for the next week

Richmond Police Department offer to lend a hand getting students to school after RSU 2 announced early Sunday evening families will be without school bus transportation from Nov. 8 to 16.
Published
November 3, 2021

Majority of Richmond voters in favor of starting withdrawal process again

The town completed the process and voted to leave, but did not have enough votes to validate it.
Published
October 15, 2021

Pair of Richmond students get national recognition for yearbook they helped start in middle school

Now-high school students, Lila Viselli and Izzy Stewart helped start the yearbook in Richmond Middle School after a six-year hiatus and are being recognized for their work two years later.
Published
October 5, 2021

Richmond hosts public hearing for RSU 2 withdrawal

No questions were submitted in advance and no members of the public turned up for the short hearing that marked the next step in Richmond's second attempt to leave Regional School District 2.
Published
September 30, 2021

Public hearing set for Monday to discuss Richmond’s withdrawal from RSU 2

While a vast majority of voters in the last election supported the town's withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2, state rules had Richmond 300 votes short of the number needed to validate the election and allow the town to leave the district.
Published
May 27, 2021

Dresden officials sending out flyer urging opposition to proposed RSU 2 budget

The flyer, which has already been posted on the town's website and social media, is expected to go out in the next week. It has generated a variety of responses on social media.
Published
May 21, 2021

Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds

Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.