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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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Lewiston students can now wear hoods, hats and crop tops
The School Committee voted 6-0 Monday to adopt the amended dress code, effective immediately.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Parents are exhausted and frustrated by a ‘never ending rollercoaster’ of quarantines
Parents are feeling increasingly weary of the ongoing disruptions to school and child care services caused by COVID-19. Child care providers say the pandemic hasn’t been easy for them, either.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Auburn schools to hold vaccine clinics this week
Parents should return consent forms by Monday.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
RSU 4 threat deemed not credible; school to resume Monday
Law enforcement determined that the threat was made with the purpose of spreading fear, the acting Sabattus police chief said in a letter.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
RSU 4 closes schools Friday due to threat against middle school
The superintendent is urging parents to talk with their children about “what they are seeing on social media and hearing from their friends.”
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PublishedDecember 9, 2021
RSU 4 School Board considers new policies on student gender, staff political participation
A request by some students to extend the Christmas break by two days was not considered by the board because it came in too late.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
RSU 4 administrators concerned by rising COVID-19 cases
Twenty-five members of the school community have tested positive in the first three days this week alone.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Confrontation between Oak Hill Middle School students under investigation
Superintendent says that one student was in possession of a weapon, but that “at no time” was there a threat to the school.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Lewiston schools see surge in COVID-19
Superintendent Jake Langlais reports testing pools show at least 39 positive cases this week.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Lewiston High School mock trial team misses state title by a vote
Eleven students tie with Cape Elizabeth. Three judges determine winner.
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