4+ hour, 2+ min ago I'm about two months into this journey of motherhood and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting my feet underneath me. (And getting dogs underneath my feet.) Of course, the nature of babies is such that the minute you…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago Imagine, if you will, a classroom full of kids who have just been hit with a hard and vivid truth they were not ready for. Some sit dazed, their mouths open, eyes sad and confused. Others have burst into tears,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago The Lewiston School Department is partnering with a technology company from California to provide support for students with transportation issues. HopSkipDrive is a technology company that solves complex transportation challenges where there is a heightened need for safety, access and…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago Entering the classroom walks a 4-year-old female golden retriever, who snuggles next to a student in crisis. Cardi is a service dog, belonging to Sue Bornstein, a substitute teacher at Leeds Central School. Rare among area schools, the trained therapy…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago At Andover Elementary School, concerns about students, phones and mental health have moved from hallway chatter to a monthslong, communitywide conversation. The principal, several teachers and two Andover residents have been meeting regularly over Zoom to dissect the book, "The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago During birth classes, they made sure to tell us that very few labors start with a dramatic, late-night water breaking. Mine did! My wife was convinced I was in pre-labor the day before, because I was crampy, cranky and having…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago RUMFORD " Students moving into Mountain Valley Community School in early 2026 will have half-days for six Fridays starting Oct. 31, the Regional School Unit 10 board of directors decided Sept. 22. The early release Fridays will provide teachers and staff dedicated time to pack,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago PARIS " When Maine School Administrative District 17 announced its new cell phone policy that requires that all students have their phones turned off in all buildings during school hours, response was mixed. The majority cheered that it is a great idea....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago Bella DeVivo, of Bethel, in Australia for her URI internship. contributed photo University Rhode Island (URI) senior Bella DeVivo, of Bethel, will earn a bachelor's degree in kinesiology this December. DeVivo, an undergraduate kinesiology student in URI's College of Health…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago For 17 years, Madilyn Moreau has only known silence. The Lewiston High senior was diagnosed at birth with microtia, a rare condition in which one or both ears are underdeveloped; in her case, both. "You're born without ear drums, or basically…...