After SAD 75 School Board Chairperson Frank Wright sent an email to board members expressing plans to resign on March 9, dozens of parents and residents showed up to a Thursday meeting asking him to reconsider.
Times Record News
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Some high schools embrace later start times as Legislature considers statewide mandate
A bill by Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, would mandate an 8:30 a.m. start time for high schools.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Surge of asylum seekers means children wait weeks to be screened for school enrollment
The district has shifted some staff responsibilities and is working to hire an additional staff member to help try to keep up with the influx of new students, many of whom are multilingual learners who often need substantial support.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine joins multistate lawsuit against FDA over abortion drug
Maine and 17 other states are suing the federal agency, accusing it of maintaining restrictions on mifepristone even though it has been safely used to induce abortions for decades.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Richmond School Committee to ask town for $194,000 to hire essential school staff members before July 1
The funds would pay for a superintendent, business manager and other directors to begin before the first budget year takes effect and smooth the transition during the town’s separation from Regional School Unit 2.
Posted inTimes Record
One of the Freeport Flag Ladies dies, remembered for commitment and patriotism
Carmen Footer, 81, passed away Wednesday surrounded by friends and family.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation
Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put “a significant dent in the drug trade in our community.”
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State offers support services to furloughed workers at Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield
State and local officials are looking to assist the 251 employees furloughed by Puritan after the company saw a decrease in demand for the medical swabs it produces.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
New Bowdoin president a psychology professor, dean with a global perspective
Safa Zaki is the first woman to lead the college in its 229-year history.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick teacher makes Yamaha’s ’40 Under 40′ list for excellence in music education
Brunswick music teacher Brandon Duras, 27, was named one of America’s top 40 musical educators, under age 40, on Feb. 1.