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Observer photo/Valerie Royzman IN SUPPORT – Community members and students gathered for a peaceful protest outside Foxcroft Academy on Wednesday. They came together to support a student who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two classmates. Shawna Stevens, center, has a daughter who attends the school and is a friend of the alleged victim, she said. Another daughter, who attends SeDoMoCha, stands to her left.
Observer photo/Valerie Royzman IN SUPPORT – Community members and students gathered for a peaceful protest outside Foxcroft Academy on Wednesday. They came together to support a student who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two classmates. Shawna Stevens, center, has a daughter who attends the school and is a friend of the alleged victim, she said. Another daughter, who attends SeDoMoCha, stands to her left.
Community supports alleged victim of sexual assault at protest outside Foxcroft Academy
May 18, 2022
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Community members and several students protested Wednesday outside Foxcroft Academy in support of a student allegedly sexually assaulted by two classmates in February. Just under 20 people, including parents and area residents, held signs reading, “You are not alone.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy will hold classes remotely on Wednesday after receiving threatening comments, officials said on Tuesday.
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Foxcroft boys places second at home meet
May 17, 2022
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track and field team finished the day on May 14 with a total of 148 points, good for second place among six schools scoring at the Penobscot Valley Conference meet. Foxcroft’s Jesse Drury won the 100 meters in a time of 11.
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Anah Shriners no cost screening clinics on Saturday
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy will hold classes remotely on Wednesday after receiving threatening comments, officials said on Tuesday.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The two Foxcroft Academy students accused of sexually assaulting a classmate in February are not attending classes on campus, even though a judge’s order would allow it, according to a school official.

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