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Childcare center at Northern Maine Community College enters soft opening
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Working parents looking for child care will have a new option within weeks. A partnership between Northern Maine Community College and Community Action is moving into its next phase. Two child care classrooms are now in a soft opening, bringing the center closer to fully opening its doors.
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Aroostook County High Schools Scores - August 25
Here are the August 25th Aroostook County High School Soccer Scores
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MSAD1 Students Adjust Following District Changes
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - It’s a new school year and a lot has changed at Presque Isle High School. This year, the high school has seen several major changes. High school classrooms are now on the second floor, with 7th and 8th grade classrooms on the first floor. 7th and 8th grade are moving into the building following the closure of Zippel Elementary and a restructuring of the district. The school also has a newly paved drop-off area to make mornings easier for parents and students are adjusting to the new statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban.
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Throwback Thursday - Back to School Fears
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Heading back to school can be exciting, but for some students, it can also bring fear, stress, and anxiety. It’s the focus of this week’s Throwback Thursday with Brian Bouchard. Going back to school is usually treated as a fresh start, but for...
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Stearns-Schenck Minutemen start chase for second-straight state football championship
MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) - The Stearns-Schenck Minutemen return to defend their 8-Man Small School state football title this fall. The players spoke about how they plan to reload for another championship run. “After winning states last year, we gained helpful bodies. We moved from 20 kids last year to (about)...
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M.S.S.M. Awarded $100K Educational Grant
LIMESTONE, Maine (WAGM) - A $100,000 grant for a Limestone school comes with a catch. They must match the grant funds and now the clock is ticking. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics has been awarded the grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation. The foundation typically funds independent school education but M.S.S.M. officials say their public school stood out, resulting in them being awarded the grant.
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Back to School Bash a Hit with More Than 900 Backpacks Given Out.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Back-to-school shopping can be expensive, but hundreds of local families are beginning the new school year with some help. Gracie Knox received a backpack. “Mine is a unicorn with, like, rainbows and flowers.” she said. Choosing the right backpack was serious business Friday...
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Aroostook school officials seek site for proposed new school
St. John Valley school districts are accepting site requests for a new PreK-12 school that may be built to house students from the Madawaska and Frenchville regions if they vote to merge later this year. The districts are also planning a public meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to talk about...
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Mom’s Mission Preps 312 Kids for School
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - 312, that’s how many kids will head back to school better prepared thanks to one mom’s mission. Cheryl Morris has been collecting backpacks filled with school supplies for Community Action’s Stuff the Bus event for 6 years. She does it in memory of her son Adam MacDonald, who passed away in 2021. “He was always, always thinking about other people. Even though he was going through what he was going through, in life with terminal illness there and the battles that he fought with over the years, but he was always thinking of others and how he could brighten somebody else’s day and it’s always fun just to come have the bus come. Because after all it’s called help stuff the bus. So, when they come with the bus we stuff it.”
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Easton Back-to-School Bash Breaks Record
EASTON, Maine (WAGM) - Backpacks, bounce houses, and a whole lot of excitement. Easton students got a head start on the school year in the best way possible. Local businesses and organizations teamed up with the Easton Rec Department for its annual back-to-school bash at the Easton Rec Center. If...
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New Limerick native selected for prestigious internship
WATERVILLE, Maine — Thomas College biology and psychology student Macy Cram is one of 11 students selected for the University of Florida Health Cancer Center’s STRONGER Program internship this summer. Cram, from New Limerick, is spending the summer conducting cancer research under the mentorship of Samantha Ali Ghandour,...
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School Supplies Needed for Stuff the Bus Event
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - This year’s Stuff the Bus event is almost over, and one local mom still needs your help to finish the job. For the sixth year in a row, Cheryl Morris is collecting school supplies and backpacks for Community Action’s Stuff the Bus event in memory of her son Adam MacDonald, who passed away in April of 2021. Adam was known for his generous spirit and every year he donated school supplies to the event. Even rushing to Walmart right after being discharged from the hospital to make sure he didn’t miss it. Now his mother carries on that tradition for him.