BLUE HILL — Generous gifts made by three companies and George Stevens Academy teacher Corey Esposito, a 1987 GSA graduate, will benefit Intro to Metals, Design Tech and Advanced Engines courses at the school. The teacher, who owns Esposito’s Welding and Fabrication in Surry, found out about gift opportunities from Ted Harris, an account manager …
The vote was 5-0 to accept the settlement, which requires the board to receive legal training and pay $5,000 to cover legal fees.
BUCKSPORT — Sixth-graders at the Bucksport Middle School were fourth-graders waiting to start the transition to middle school when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. Thanks to work the students did this year, writing and drawing about their experiences as well as interviewing local people whose livelihoods were affected by the pandemic, the school …
SULLIVAN — Citing the community’s “exhaustion” from dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Superintendent Michael Eastman announced in a Nov. 12 letter that the district’s calendar will be altered so that all schools will be closed the full week of Thanksgiving. “Students are feeling the weight of the uncertainty …
Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School has closed for two days so far, and Ellsworth High School for one day. And while hundreds of close contacts have been traced, less than a third were required to fully quarantine.
SULLIVAN — All current Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) staff will remain employed with the district when it transitions to the combined middle and high school at the Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus that is currently under construction, RSU 24 Superintendent Michael Eastman told The American. When students in grades 6 through 12 enter …
“Burnout is a serious concern for schools right now, at all levels,” Surry Elementary School Principal Fred Cole said. “We are all taking on more.”
George Stevens Academy has renewed its request this year to sending towns for additional monies — $1,700 per pupil — above the state-set tuition rate.
ELLSWORTH — Since the emergency approval granted by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oct. 29 and the recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Nov. 2, children ages 5 and older in Maine can now start receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The Portland Press Herald reported Nov. …
ELLSWORTH — Stands packed with cheering parents and fans, student athletes breathing freely and a traditional winter sports season. That is what the parents, students, coaches and community members who spoke, pleaded, applauded and cried at a Nov. 9 School Board meeting want this winter. “Let the fans in and let the masks go,” sophomore …
ELLSWORTH — Incumbent School Board candidate Abigail Miller had her win upheld after a recount finished shortly after noon Nov. 8. Miller won by a narrow margin against challenger Casey Hardwick — about one percent — on Election Day, Nov. 2. Hardwick requested the recount Nov. 5. The recount tally was 920 votes for Miller …
ELLSWORTH — A recount of ballots cast Nov. 2 to determine the winner of a three-year School Board seat will take place on Monday, Nov. 8, in council chambers. It will also be livestreamed on the City of Ellsworth Facebook page and YouTube channel. Candidate Casey Hardwick requested the recount following a close 921-887 loss …
