Professionals in Bridgton have worked to remove barriers to those seeking help with substance use disorders.
Lakes Region Weekly News
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Maine’s high court sides with school district in Frye Island withdrawal dispute
The ruling is the latest development in the island’s long fight to leave School Administrative District 6.
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Gray dance studio moves its 400 students online
With the state under a stay-at-home order, young dancers have taken to their dining rooms and basements to get lessons in.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Program aims to meet challenges of distance learning for visually impaired
Teachers with Catholic Charities’ Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children have been using a combination technology and specialized equipment to help their students with at-home learning.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
USM students engineering designs for mass produced face shield
The effort has already produced 20 prototype shields so far, but current materials could yield another 50-100 for hospitals near or far.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
‘The best we can do right now’: Maine special education programs adapt to limits caused by home schooling
Programming continues amid the coronavirus pandemic, but reduced daily structure and social interactions bring challenges, parents and administrators say.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Lakes Region schools to remain closed for remainder of school year
The closures are in line with recommendations from the Maine CDC and the state education commissioner.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Uncategorized
Faithful adjust to new online world
Religious communities that depend on large in-person gatherings have struggled with stay-at-home orders, but some have found online alternatives.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Community cookbook reflects on Maine history through food
The “Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook,” compiled and edited by Gray farm owners Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz, celebrates 200 years of Maine history through family recipes.
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Historic donation of woodlands on books in New Gloucester
The Chandler family’s 2,000 acre gift to the Maine Woodland Owners’ history ensures the land will not be developed.