Maine Supreme Court Justice Joseph Jabar of Waterville described a surreal scene of deserted streets in downtown Boston, where he is attending a judicial conference this morning.
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RSU 2 students protest LePage budget at State House
About 30 Regional School Unit 2 students, plus several parents and activists, chanted “Students care! Fund our schools!” and “Choose kids, not cuts!” at a State House rally on Friday.
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Hermit didn’t grow food, hunt or use fires
Christopher Knight proves to be an unlikely survivalist, having stolen for sustenance rather than hunt, fish or forage for the last 27 years.
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UMaine, community college leaders lobby against funding cuts
University of Maine System Chancellor James Page said he is grateful for Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed flat funding, but that the group of 7 schools will need the legislature’s help to make tuition more affordable.
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Maine’s graduation rate rises for the 3rd straight year
Educators say the 85.3 percent rate is a sign of progress but stress that there’s still room to improve.
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Maine releases data on extra pension costs to schools
LePage has proposed shifting half of the state’s $28.9 million annual cost pension contributions onto local school districts.
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Maine panel rejects mandatory gun safety courses in schools
Members of the Education Committee say they don’t want to create a new mandate when schools are already stretched thin on time and money.
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Want to be a pilot? UMaine-Augusta is training
Boeing projects a need for 460,000 new pilots by 2031, including 69,000 in North America.
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Augusta CVS robbed for third time in a year
The suspect escaped with undisclosed amount of prescription drugs, say police.
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Five groups file charter school requests with state commission
AUGUSTA — If the Maine Charter School Commission approves all of the new charter schools proposed for next year, it will leave a slot for only one more until a cap is lifted in 2022.