Education

5 months ago

Ashland graduates 19 in Class of 2026

Nineteen seniors crossed the stage and received their diplomas during Ashland District School’s graduation ceremony, held on Friday, June 5, in the school gymnasium. 

5 months ago

University of New England dean’s list

BIDDEFORD — The following students have been named to the University of New England’s dean’s list for the spring semester. Dean’s list students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester: Madelyn Cote and Kaymen Sargent of Caribou;  Kassidy Gorneault and Lydia […]

5 months ago

County voters rejected 4 school budgets last year. They reversed course Tuesday.

In stark contrast to the spate of school budget rejections around Maine last summer, four Aroostook County districts that faced strong opposition in 2025 roundly passed their budgets at referendum Tuesday, echoing a trend in voting booths across the state.  Voters from districts based in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Caribou and Hodgdon all approved their budgets […]

5 months ago

Presque Isle district voters approve school closure and budget

Voters in the Presque Isle area school district overwhelmingly approved the closure of the nearly 70-year-old Zippel Elementary School at referendum on Tuesday.  Residents of MSAD 1, the five-community school district that includes Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill and Westfield, also passed the district’s $33 million budget by a slightly slimmer margin.  The closure of Zippel […]