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Education

Happy Haunting

Pennywise is the title character in Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel It. The character is an ancient cosmic evil who preys upon the children of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of powers that include the ability to shapeshift, manipulate, and go unnoticed by adults. ...

TCCS students study character

It’s not just about reading, writing, and arithmetic. This year, Tidioute Community Charter School launched a character education program. “The new program is designed to help students make good choices,” TCCS Office Manager Heather Cass said. “Character education is a teaching ...

Beaty students break bread

If you closed your eyes in the lobby of Beaty Warren Middle School on Tuesday the smell might have transported you to a kitchen where a grandma had been busy stirring, kneading and baking all day. Even Betty Crocker’s grandma would have found it challenging to bake 123 loaves of bread. ...

‘What parents can do’

It can be heartbreaking when your child tells you they have been hurt by a bully, either emotionally or physically. It’s a situation that often leaves parents wondering what to do and where to turn for help. A group of parents who have experienced those situations met on Thursday evening to ...

(Trick or) Treating the world a little better

A group of students from Beaty Warren Middle School is hoping to collect more than just sweet treats on Halloween. A group of fifth-graders will also be trick or treating for UNICEF. They’re hoping folks will add some spare change to their boxes as they take part in Trick or Treat on ...

Business to Business Food challenge is on

The average mid-size sedan weighs 3,351 pounds. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average tractor-trailer combination weight is about 35,000 pounds and most payloads average about 40,000 pounds. Those numbers tend to put things in perspective when you realize that ...