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More jobs than job seekers

More jobs than job seekers

More jobs than job seekers

There are about a million more jobs than unemployed Americans.

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Piscataquis County teacher named Maine’s 2019 Teacher of the Year

Maine's 2019 Teacher of the Year is Joseph Hennessey, who teachers 11th- and 12th-grade English, among other courses, at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford.

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Guilford teacher named 2019 Maine Teacher of the Year

Guilford teacher named 2019 Maine Teacher of the Year

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The tax credit to help Maine grads

$1.5 trillion. The latest numbers from the Federal Reserve show that's where we're at as a nation when it comes to student loan debt. For Maine workers and employers, there's help.

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Brunswick's $20M elementary school project is locally funded

Brunswick now joins only a few communities in Maine that have opted to build schools without state funding.

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Orono teacher is a 2019 Maine Teacher of the Year finalist

Later this week, Maine's Teacher of the Year for 2019 will be announced. The program honors outstanding teachers who represent the thousands of excellent educators in Maine There are three teachers in the running, all of them nominated for their dedication to their students. One of those teachers is Shana Goodall, a social studies teacher at Orono High School.

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Most expensive school in Maine history opens Wednesday

Most expensive school in Maine history opens Wednesday

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NCM presents: A brief history of Indigenous People's Day

Cities across the US are abandoning Columbus Day for Indigenous People's Day.

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'Kind of crazy': Backlash at USM after professor offers credit for Kavanaugh protest

The University of Southern Maine put a stop to the course that would have given students college credit for protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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USM pulls credit for 'hastily arranged' pop-up course traveling to DC protest

"What the message is," says the Washington DC trip organizer, a former University of Southern Maine professor, "is that you can be an engaged citizen except when you're standing up for women's rights."

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Monday is first day to apply for college financial aid

Monday is first day to apply for college financial aid

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Deering students protest PBL

Deering high students walked out of class on Friday speaking their minds on PBL

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Christian school teacher accused of having relationship with 15-year-old student

Derek Michael Boyce was a teacher at Pine Tree Academy in Freeport. Police said they are investigating his relationship with a 15-year-old female student from the school.

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Varsity Club member

Each week we feature a senior/scholar-athlete who goes above and beyond both on the playing fields and off. Our first inductee of the new school year certainly qualifies. NEWS CENTER'S Lee Goldberg introduces us to Grace Stacey of Portland High School.

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Dying tradition: School break for the potato harvest in Aroostook County

Many schools in Aroostook County are phasing out a decades-old tradition: the annual school break for the potato harvest

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Lewiston schools adopt new field trip rules in wake of student death

Lewiston schools adopt new field trip rules in wake of student death

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