MSAD 52 board switches from livestreaming to recording meetings

The meetings will still be recorded but those recordings will not be posted online until after meetings.

Millions of kids missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across U.S.

Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures.

Labor center launches with goal of teaching, protecting workers’ rights

The Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, set to open at USM this fall, will offer free classes and workshops for community members who want to learn about labor history and how to organize and lead a union.

Campus of former Unity College going up for sale

It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.

Second vote set on Wales-based school district budget

The first vote in Regional School Unit 4 failed.

Photo: Stocking the classroom in Mechanic Falls

Augusta elementary school ups security after people found living on school grounds

Two people were issued trespassing notices recently after police found them living at the Lillian P. Hussey School.

RSU 9 looking for new ways to tackle absenteeism

Superintendent Christian Elkington and the rest of RSU 9 administration will be re-thinking their strategies around chronic absenteeism in the coming school year.

Twelve Maine districts to get federal funds to make school meals better

They are among 264 rural or small districts nationwide to be awarded a total of $30 million by the national nonprofit Action for Healthy Kids.

Photo: Red Eddies ghosting supporters

Community members who have been ghosted by a lawn display, are invited to donate $25 to have the display removed, or donate $50 to have it moved to the yard of a friend, neighbor or alumni.