Maine
Maine County Teachers of the Year announced
(WABI) – Educate Maine has announced the Maine County Teachers of the Year for 2024.
Maine County Teachers of the Year serve as ambassadors for teachers, students and schools in Maine.
They will continue to participate in an intensive Maine State Teacher of the Year selection process throughout the summer.
The Maine Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year Program is administered through a collaborative partnership with Educate Maine.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees!
Androscoggin: Leah Boucher
School: Farwell Elementary School
Community: Lewiston
District: Lewiston School Department
Aroostook: Kelly Morin
School: Fort Fairfield Middle/High School
Community: Fort Fairfield
District: RSU 86/MSAD 20
Cumberland: Katie Strait
School: Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
Community: Portland
District: Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
Grade Level: 10 – 12
Subject: Biology & Marine Biology
Franklin: Vickie Lailer
School: W.G. Mallett School
Community: Farmington
District: RSU 9
Grade Level: 2
Subject: Early Learning and Elementary (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
Years Teaching: 15
Hancock: Ryan Lowell
School: Ellsworth High School
Community: Ellsworth
District: Ellsworth School Department
Grade Level: 9 – 12
Subject: English Language Arts
Kennebec: Kristel Anuszewski
School: Windsor Elementary School
Community: Windsor
District: RSU 12
Grade Level: K – 8
Subject: Library/Learning Commons & Technology
Knox: Jim Morse
School: Camden-Rockport Middle School
Community: Camden-Rockport
District: MSAD 28
Grade Level: 6
Subject: Social Studies
Lincoln: Becky Hallowell
School: Wiscasset Elementary School
Community: Wiscasset
District: Wiscasset School Department
Grade Level: 4
Subject: Early Learning and Elementary (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
Oxford: Elizabeth Ledesma
School: Mountain Valley Middle School
Community: Mexico
District: RSU 10
Grade Level: 5
Subject: English Language Arts
Penobscot: Emilie Throckmorton
School: Bangor High School
Community: Bangor
District: Bangor School Department
Grade Level: 10 – 12
Subject: English Language Arts and Graduation Coach
Years Teaching: 23
Piscataquis: Robyn Rich
School: Piscataquis Community Secondary School
Community: Guilford
District: RSU 80/MSAD 04
Grade Level: 7 – 8
Subject: English Language Arts
Sagadahoc: Allyson Gilbert
School: Mt. Ararat High School
Community: Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, and Topsham
District: RSU 75/MSAD 75
Grade Level: 9 – 12
Subject: Science and Engineering
Somerset: Kaley Brown
School: Skowhegan Area High School
Community: Skowhegan, Canaan, Mercer, Smithfield, Cornville, and Norridgewock.
District: RSU 54/MSAD 54
Grade Level: 10 – 12
Subject: Social Studies
Waldo: Shilo Burnham
School: East Belfast School
Community: Belfast
District: RSU 71
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject: Early Learning and Elementary (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
Washington: Ashley Cirone
School: Harrington Elementary School
Community: Harrington
District: RSU 37/MSAD 37
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject: Early Learning and Elementary (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
York: Danielle Pelletier
School: CK Burns School
Community: Saco
District: Saco School Department
Grade Level: 3
Subject: Early Learning and Elementary (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
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The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition says over the past two weeks its immigrant defense hotline has seen an uptick in reported ICE detentions.
They say this corresponds with a national shift in ICE activity, including bids for local businesses to cooperate with ICE.
In Maine, the arrests follow a broader trend of targeting Black and brown immigrants, including people navigating immigration proceedings.
The coalition, which represents more than 100 organizations, says it’s ready to protect civil and human rights and is urging immigrants to prepare themselves and their families.
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They suggest having the defense hotline ready in case you witness ICE activity, making sure you have important personal documents in case of detention, and reviewing rights around judicial warrants in private spaces, like your home or workplace.
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
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