It s taking a toll on all of us | Bus driver shortage continues across the state
Some bus drivers say they re having to work almost 70 hours some weeks to make up for the shortage. Author: Alex Haskell (NCM) Updated: 9:07 AM EDT April 22, 2021
BANGOR, Maine The Community Connector transit system in Bangor is short on bus drivers right now. This has been a problem since last October. Besides fewer buses on the roads, the shortage has also forced drivers to work more hours. Honestly, I ve been pulling four doubles a week, frequently, Community Connector bus driver Tiffany Lister said. “It’s taking a toll on all [drivers], physically and mentally.”
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Some school districts across the state are increasing their number of in-person learning days. Author: Alex Haskell (NCM) Updated: 7:33 AM EDT April 15, 2021
BANGOR, Maine Heading back to the classroom after more than a year of learning from home can be a stressful reality for some students.
Several outbreaks across the state have recently forced schools to switch to remote learning full-time, but some school districts across Maine are expanding their number of in-person learning days.
Chris McLaughlin, the Associate Vice President of Community and Pediatric Services at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, says anxiety is a common and healthy reaction.
National Poetry Month: Students across Maine connect through poetry Alex Haskell It s an opportunity for students to hear other voices : Students across Maine are connecting with each other through poetry
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April is National Poetry Month and students across Maine are immersing themselves in poetry from a variety of authors.
One of them is a new anthology of poems called A New Land. It s a collection of 30 poems written by student graduates of The Telling Room, a Portland-based literary arts education nonprofit. A New Land is our second major anthology that we’ve done, Nick Whiston, program director of The Telling Room, said. We have poems in there by students who wrote and published their own book of poetry.”
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