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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Organizers, panelists urge attendees to be impatient during Bates MLK keynote panel
In a break from previous years, the organizing committee for Martin Luther King Sr. Day chose to invite not one, but five Maine-based activists to speak to this year’s theme, Decolonization and Liberation.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2022
High school students gear up for firefighting careers
At a time when recruiting and retaining firefighters has grown increasingly difficult, officials believe high school fire science programs are part of the solution.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Durham Fire and Rescue Department given $4,000 for equipment
The money will pay for hoses, nozzles and adapters for a wildland truck.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Dustin Miles named assistant principal for Litchfield schools
The former Lewiston Public Schools teacher has 18 years experience teaching.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Schools with universal masking no longer need to contact trace
School districts say they will continue to notify parents with students in positive pools
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Lewiston schools discuss pending COVID-19 vaccine, weekly testing mandate
School employees may need to provide proof of vaccination or a weekly negative test beginning in February.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Leavitt Area High School threat deemed not credible
Classes at the Turner school will resume Thursday.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Greene resident criticizes officials for proposed sand shed security after thefts
Town officials say the new security measures will cost no more than $1,000.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Lewiston to ask state to waive requirement for number of school days
Superintendent Jake Langlais says the rise in COVID-19 cases and the possibility of having to close schools precipitated the request.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Several Durham municipal seats up for grabs in town election
The town is seeking nomination papers for positions on Select Board, Budget Committee and RSU 5 Board of Directors.
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