The Cumberland Town Council, School Administrative District 51 and the North Yarmouth Select Board will host Coffee Chats at Prince Memorial Library from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Feb. 10 and 17 and March 3 and 10 for Cumberland and North Yarmouth residents who are interested in getting involved in their communities. Councilors and members of the […]
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Communities rally to schools’ calls for help amid staff shortages
Falmouth, Yarmouth and SAD 51 have been grappling with a shortage of substitutes and volunteers as the omicron variant sends staff home.
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Gray-New Gloucester school district settles lawsuit over alleged assault by bus driver
The settlement agreement did not admit any liability on the part of the district or individual officials named in the lawsuit.
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Cumberland-based school district forming plan to battle inequity
A committee was initiated after three race-related incidents in 2019.
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SAD 51 plans North Yarmouth site for new school
Due to a projected increase in enrollment, the school district looks to construct at least one and possibly two new school buildings in a subdivision in North Yarmouth.
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools reviewing emergency response plan
The annual review is “independent” of three recent gun incidents in SAD 51, the superintendent says.
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Local schools look to vaccines to ease COVID impact
Pooled testing has also eased the toll on schools, superintendents say.
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Greely High School moves to remote learning for Thursday
The superintendent says multiple COVID-19 cases revealed by pooled testing prompted his decision to go remote.
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Cumberland examining population growth’s impact on schools
SAD 51 anticipates adding 500 students to its current enrollment by 2028-2029.
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SAD 51 prepares for full in-person instruction in the fall
To accommodate five days a week of in-person instruction, more teachers have been hired and modular classrooms have been added to Mabel Wilson School and Greely Middle School.