Susan McMillan

Kennebec Journal

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Published
April 21, 2014

Taken literally, Patriot’s Day in Maine honors one colonist

A bill that failed this year would change the name to Patriots’ – while teaching proper punctuation.
Published
April 13, 2014

Maine art scholars’ trip to Cuba an education on embargo

The group from Augusta saw the U.S. embargo’s effects in Cuba, and experienced them back at the U.S. border.
Published
April 5, 2014

Nursing student is ‘an angel’ for helping

Leonard Crocker gets to meet the woman who helped him in a crisis.
Published
April 3, 2014

Maine study suggests arsenic in drinking water could lower intelligence

Researchers who tested 272 schoolchildren find for the first time that even low levels of exposure may affect IQ, but the results need further confirmation.
Published
March 31, 2014

Maine students field testing educational assessment exams

Students at more than 180 Maine schools are among the 3 million young people in 22 states to vet the tests.
Published
March 11, 2014

Gun in West Gardiner school leads to lockdown

An armed off-duty state police trooper confused school officials who did not immediately know she was law enforcement.
Published
February 9, 2014

RSU 2 angles for fun and alternative funds

An ice fishing derby is the first of several aiming to raise $100,000 for the school budget.
Published
December 26, 2013

Fundraising movie will feature soldier who lost arms, legs

Travis Mills, who plans to move to Manchester, hopes to attend a Jan. 16 screening in Augusta.
Published
December 14, 2013

Students take turn programming

Middle school students in Readfield take part in the national Hour of Code event with their iPads.
Published
December 2, 2013

Cursive getting squeezed out of Maine curricula

While it has some practical applications and academic benefits, typing ability and computer skills have more.