Mt. Blue staff raises $2,000 for heating fund
Mt. Blue Campus staff partnered with The Sargent Corp. to raise money for the Farmington Area Ecumenical Heating Fund through a winter spirit-week fundraising effort.
UMaine considering name changes to Mitchell Center, scholarship
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell’s name appears hundreds of times in a new batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting difficult discussions at institutions that use Mitchell’s name, including Bowdoin, his alma mater.
Should George J. Mitchell’s name be removed from Waterville school?
Area residents weigh in on whether former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell’s name should be removed from the Waterville elementary school bearing his name.
Lawmakers initiate reform of Maine’s fraught school funding formula
The Education Committee is introducing a bill based on researcher recommendations that include integrating local poverty rates and reforming the special education model.
Jay children’s librarian Priscilla Mae Pineau dies at age 77
A longtime children’s librarian at Jay-Niles Memorial Library, Pineau died Jan. 12, leaving a lasting impact on young readers and the community she served.
19 Oxford Hills high school students suspended over harassment
School administrators say they responded to an incident involving the students ‘coming together as a disruptive and potentially dangerous group.’
Parents ask that George Mitchell’s name be removed from Waterville school
Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell, a Waterville native, is mentioned in the Epstein files.
Thousands of Maine kids missed school as ICE carried out heightened operations
Absence rates for multilingual students were near or over 50% in some school districts where immigration enforcement spiked, and educators describe empty classrooms and fearful students.
A promise kept and a dream unfurling in Waterville | Column
Tim Hollis’ love of music has been the key to unlocking learning, allowing him to earn his diploma after being told for years he couldn’t do anything.
Maine to get $4M in private funds to improve education, work options in correctional facilities
Only 4 states were selected by a national nonprofit to receive grant money and technological assistance to create education, job training and workforce pathways for current and formerly incarcerated people.













