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SAD 1 board addresses COVID concerns, reports ‘significant increase’ in cases

School board members from SAD 1 spent the majority of their regular meeting Wednesday listening to concerns from local parents on COVID-19 response guidelines.

SAD 70 students, staff to have extended Thanksgiving break due to COVID-19

Students at Hodgdon Middle-High School and Mill Pond Elementary school will be getting an extended break for the Thanksgiving recess.

RSU 29 menu

Breakfast for all Schools Breakfast is served with multi-grain reduced-sugar cereal, Wowbutter/jelly, assorted fruit juice and 1 percent and skim milk.

Caribou middle schoolers spread messages of hope to first responders

Eighth-graders at Caribou Community School learned lessons in resilience and kindness last week when they wrote special messages to hospital workers and first responders.

Fort Fairfield schools go remote amid rising COVID case numbers

Fort Fairfield schools announced Monday they will move to remote learning effective Tuesday due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases that occurred over the weekend.

Hodgdon Middle/High School announces first quarter honor roll for 2021 school year

HODGDON, Maine — Hodgdon Middle-High School principal Stephen Fitzpatrick has announced the following students have achieved distinction for the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year.

CTE programs work to remain relevant for central Aroostook students

Amid decreases in state funding and challenges with student recruitment, the career and technology centers at Presque Isle and Caribou high schools are seeking ways to connect more students with valuable early career experiences.

GHCA reveals first quarter honor roll for 2021

HOULTON, Maine — Greater Houlton Christian Academy Head of School Matthew Smith has announced the first quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 school year.

UMaine chefs show Region Two students how to serve locally grown meals

In the kitchen of Houlton’s Region Two School of Applied Technology, culinary students Ciera Dignan and Leana Caswell prepare a delicious apple crisp, using a mixture of Macoun and Empire red apples, oatmeal, cranberries, maple sugar, whole wheat flour and cinnamon.

UMPI welcomes new faculty and staff

The University of Maine at Presque Isle has welcomed 12 new faculty and staff members between last spring and the first part of the 2021-2022 academic year.

Florida teacher of the year discusses emotional intelligence

Former Florida Teacher of the Year Dorina Sackman-Ubuwa gave talks on Oct 28 and 29 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on the power of emotional intelligence, and its place in modern education and everyday life.

Houlton Higher Education Center celebrates 20th anniversary

This fall the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Houlton Higher Education Center marks two decades of serving the community and providing a wide range of educational opportunities to the region.

RSU 29 menu – Week of November 3, 2021

Breakfast for all Schools Breakfast is served with multi-grain reduced-sugar cereal, Wowbutter/jelly, assorted fruit juice and 1 percent and skim milk.

RSU 29 board opts to keep masks mandatory

Face coverings will remain mandatory for all students and staff at RSU 29 for the foreseeable future.

UMPI completes accessibility mapping project

The University of Maine at Presque Isle has completed an ambitious mapping project to make it easier for wheelchair users to find their way around campus.

UMA-Houlton to feature webinar on restorative justice principles

The University of Maine at Augusta’s Maine State Forum Series will welcome Chief Judge Eric Mehnert and Rhonda Decontie, clerk of the court of the Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, to discuss how the Healing to Wellness Court employs restorative justice principles to address social problems within the community.

RSU 29 board to meet Monday

The RSU 29 school board will meet Nov. 1 at the Houlton High School Library, 7 Bird St.

NMCC instructor published in prominent literary journals

What have you been doing during the pandemic? David Raymond, chairperson of the Arts and Science Department at Northern Maine Community College spent extra time doing professional writing.

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