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Students Launch ‘Fund Lew’ Initiative Asking Bates to Devote More Funds to Lewiston
On Oct. 8, an Instagram account named “FundLew” sent a mass direct message to Bates students urging them to leave feedback on Bates’s ten-year strategic plan. The message read, “Bowdoin pays Brunswick about $500k a year by choice. Bates gives Lewiston 0.” It continued, giving students instructions on how to find the feedback submission form, where to leave a comment, and include a draft to “paste…into the last box, edit it however you like, and submit.”
Bangor Daily News
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Cheverus tops Thornton Academy in Class A field hockey final on corners
What happened to Thornton Academy's first penalty corner attempt?. Top-seeded and undefeated Cheverus held off third-seeded Thornton Academy in a tense Class A South field hockey final that wasn’t decided until penalty corners. After a scoreless first quarter, Cheverus broke through in the second off a corner. Senior Sydney...
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Portland schools launches state's first Black studies curriculum, emphasizing local history
At the Indigo Arts Alliance studio in Portland last month, journalist and musician Samuel James addressed a group of 7th graders. "Can everybody here me, okay? Okay, I'm going to tell you all just a real quick history about being Black in America," he said. That history, he said, hinges...
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Gorham elementary school closed due to gas odor
GORHAM, Maine (WGME) -- Classes at Narragansett Elementary School in Gorham have been canceled due to a possible gas leak. According to Gorham Assistant Superintendent Quinton Donahue, an odor of gas was reported at Narragansett Elementary School around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. “We made the decision to close school for...
The Maine Monitor
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‘Presidential Campaign Rhetoric’ Puts Bates at Center of Polls
To Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano, her class Presidential Campaign Rhetoric provides a unique experience for Bates students. “I want people to see the interdisciplinary nature of a Bates education and the practical real world application. It’s really easy to sit in classes and critique theories and experiences and social movements and politics but when you have to think about how you’re going to do it…it gets a lot harder,” she said.
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Windham-Raymond District to Decide Whether to Name New Middle School After Late Lawmaker, Child Advocate Bill Diamond
There’s an effort to name the new Windham-Raymond middle school after late Democratic Maine lawmaker and child advocacy group founder Bill Diamond. John Cressy is behind the effort, and he says Diamond was unusual in his ability to work in a bipartisan effort. “That was just him,” said Cressy....
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Cheverus, Thornton Academy set for field hockey regional final after OT scare
The high school field hockey regional finals are set for Wednesday, with an unbeaten powerhouse facing a tough challenger. Top-seeded Cheverus will take on third-seeded Thornton Academy. Cheverus enters the matchup undefeated, coming off a 3-2 overtime win Saturday against Sanford/Kennebunk. The victory extended the Stags’ unbeaten streak to 70...
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture mark 75 and 80 years of artist residencies in Maine
November, 2026 | By: Lucky Platt | Photography: courtesy of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Three-quarters of a century ago, artists pioneered summer art school residency programs in Maine, places born not out of significant financial resources but out of necessity. These are places that began as, and continue to be, incubators for a creative life; they are essential, ideally experienced when the artist would benefit most from immersive work and community. “Haystack and Skowhegan were established at a unique moment in time. It would be impossible to bring institutions like these into being in the same way today, and for this we honor, steward, and protect them,” observes Perry Price, the fifth executive director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.
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Portland opens new playground at Reiche Elementary School
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Children in Portland have a new place to play. Monday, city leaders celebrated the grand opening of the new Reiche Playground at Reiche Elementary School. The city's park, recreation and facilities department says it got a lot of feedback from residents on how they wanted the park to look.
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Portland schools launches state's first Black studies curriculum, emphasizing local history
At the Indigo Arts Alliance studio in Portland last month, journalist and musician Samuel James addressed a group of 7th graders. "Can everybody here me, okay? Okay, I'm going to tell you all just a real quick history about being Black in America," he said. That history, he said, hinges...
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No. 11 Falmouth faces top-seeded Thornton Academy in Class A South final Tuesday
Why is Falmouth considered an unlikely team for the state finals?. Thornton Academy and Falmouth will meet in the Class A South regional finals, with the championship match set to kick off tomorrow. Top-seeded Thornton Academy will face No. 11 Falmouth, a team that has put together a surprising postseason...