Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Hemlock wooly adelgids: A fascinating life cycle
All hemlock wooly adelgids in the U.S. are female because the males are unable to survive. So how does the invasive species continue to spread? In their native East Asian habitat, the invasive pest reproduces three times per year: twice asexually – meaning females lay eggs without mating – and once sexually with a male. […]
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Turner-based school board adopts $32 million budget
GREENE — Maine School Administrative District 52 directors unanimously voted to support a $32.4 million budget at their meeting Thursday. It is a 7.3% increase from this fiscal year’s $30.2 million, down about 1% from the initial budget proposal presented in March. The budget includes a school resource officer, which the district plans to staff […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Auburn School Department returns education technicians, sports program to budget
The owner of a property valued at $200,000 could expect to pay about $58 more in school tax under the proposed budget.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Photo: Lewiston students walk out in support of gun reform
About 50 student walked out of Lewiston High School on Wednesday in protest of school violence.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Lewiston students learn coding through robotics partnership
The program is unique in that it brings together educators and researcher to create activities which connect math and computing.
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Lewiston School Committee approves $101 million budget
LEWISTON — The School Committee approved a $1.70 tax increase in a split 5-3 vote Monday. Voting in support were Ward 1 representative Bruce Damon, Ward 3 representative Elizabeth Eames, Ward 4 representative Tanya Whitlow, Ward 7 representative Paul Beauparlant and at-large representative Megan Parks. Ward 2 representative Janet Beaudoin, Ward 6 representative Meghan Hird […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Poland school celebrates Maine Principal of the Year recognition
Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Principal Shawn Vincent was selected as the Maine Principal Association’s principal of the year.
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Leeds high-speed broadband project planned for completion in 2024
Residents passed all of the warrant articles without amendment at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Turner-based school district to review book selection policy
Parents have had concerns about sexual content in school library books for months, primarily ones with LGBTQ themes.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Turner-based school district directors take no action on citizen-proposed policies on student health
Medical director said policies call for “blatant disregard of state and federal guidelines.”
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