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School counselors provide for kids as young as elementary school

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School snow days piling up - it's all fun and games until June

With another storm on the way, some school districts could be looking at their third snow day before December

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'Type 1 diabetes isn't a joke; it has changed my life'

13-year-old Morgan LaRochelle of Hermon wants to educate and inform people about what it's like to live with type 1 diabetes after she was bullied and publicly embarrassed because of her disease.

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New kind of snow day for some Maine students; doing school work remotely

The Five Town School District is rolling out a program for students to do school work remotely on snow days.

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5 things to know: Going zero waste

Here are the 5 things you need to know if you want to reduce the amount of plastic you're using and waste you're producing.

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New Nokomis Middle/High School literally signed off on by students

A large economic boost is expected to be felt after the new Nokomis Middle/High School is finished.

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Report: Children from 'disadvantaged' families falling through cracks of Maine's education system

The report shows low-income students tend to perform lower in math and reading and that achievement gap negatively impacts their success throughout their entire school career.

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Living Green: 'Zero Waste' living has us wondering how much trash we generate

Zero waste blogger Lauren Singer can fit all her trash from the past four years into a single mason jar. Singer says, "Everything in the jar is plastic, and it is plastic that isn't currently recyclable."

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Living Green: Examining Maine's thriving reuse markets

In Maine, it is hard to go far without spotting a thrift, antique or second-hand store.

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PAUSE_itivity: Veteran makes flags from combat fatigues

To highlight the problem of veterans committing suicide, veteran Dan Berei is making U.S. flags from the cloth of combat fatigues.

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Uniquely New England tradition of honoring oldest town resident with Boston Post Cane continues

Arlene Grace Brann Brown is the oldest living resident in West Gardiner, Maine and she has a 14-carat topped cane to prove it!

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UMaine professor crafts framework to prevent hazing across nation

University of Maine professor Elizabeth Allan researches campus cultures and climates. That research has led to a framework to prevent hazing.

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UMaine crafts new framework to prevent hazing

UMaine crafts new framework to prevent hazing

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Single mom of 5 passes bar exam after graduating law school

The mom whose graduation pictures went viral just passed another huge milestone.

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Florida mother upset over son’s politically-charged test question

A St. Augustine Beach mother-of-three is concerned with a question her son, a junior at St. Augustine High School, received on an exam.

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Trick-or-treating safety tips you need to know, even if you're not trick-or-treating

The Holden Police Chief shares the trick-or-treating safety tips you should know, even if you're not trick-or-treating.

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