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SAD 27 slates planning session on Wednesday

SAD 27 slates planning session on Wednesday

Van Buren mandates masks, but worries more parents will pull kids from schools

The SAD 24 school board voted unanimously to mandate masks at an emergency meeting Thursday night.

Valley schools dismiss students early due to heat

Valley Unified school students are being dismissed at noon today due to heat conditions.

SAD 27 directors to meet Wednesday in Fort Kent

The 900th meeting of the directors of MSAD No. 27 will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, in the Fort Kent Community High School Library or via Zoom video conferencing.

Some Aroostook schools letting out early for heat

Caribou high school and Mars Hill and Van Buren schools will let out early Friday due to intense heat inside the schools.

Madawaska, SAD 33 mandate masks in schools as County cases rise

Madawaska and SAD 33 (Frenchville and St. Agatha) are both mandating masks in schools as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Aroostook County.

Valley Unified schools to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics ahead of school year

As COVID-19 cases, including the delta variant of the virus increase throughout Maine, Valley Unified schools will offer vaccine clinics for staff and students ahead of the new school year.

AREA resumes summer luncheon meetings

The Aroostook Retired Educators Association held the traditional first summer meeting on July 27 at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton.

SAD 33 directors to meet Monday

The 1053rd Meeting of the Maine School Administrative District No. 33 will be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2021, at Wisdom Middle/High School in St. Agatha.

Community invited to ‘Stuff the Bus’ for kids

The United Way of Aroostook will collaborate with the Aroostook County Action Program, Adopt-A-Block Aroostook and local businesses to help Aroostook County children be prepared on their first day of school.

St. Agatha educator named chair of State Board of Education

Fern Desjardins knew from the time she was a first-grader at Memorial School in the tiny town of St. Agatha that she wanted to become a teacher.

Dr. Levesque students will split between Wisdom and Tech Center following fire

Following a devastating fire last Sunday, former Dr. Levesque Elementary School students will be split between St. John Valley Technology Center and the Wisdom Middle/High School at the start of the next school year.

UMPI releases dean’s list for spring 2021

Four hundred and sixteen students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester, according to Dr. Ray Rice, UMPI president and provost.

Receives doctorate

Allyx L. Beaulier, daughter of Sue Rogers of Windham and Jim Beaulier of Nashville Plantation, and granddaughter of Bo and Anita Theriault of Exeter, formerly of Portage Lake, received her doctorate degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry in June.

University of Maine at Farmington announces dean’s list for spring 2021 semester

The University of Maine at Farmington announced its dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester.

Youth reading program slides into sixth year

United Way of Aroostook and Katahdin Trust Company are once again partnering for the Summer Slide Reading Program.

Daigle graduates from Edinboro University

Edinboro University celebrated the academic success of 673 undergraduate and graduate students on May 8.

Husson announces dean’s list students for the 2021 spring semester

Husson University has announced the president’s list, dean’s list and honors list for the 2021 spring semester.

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