Greely High School Honor RollSecond Quarter 2009-2010 High Honors Grade 12: Abby Cornish, Laura Doherty, Julia Hackl, Stephen Hayes, William Lones, Anna Maine, Sarah Robinson. Grade 11: Peter Bailinson, Katherine Harrington, Emily Hill, Julia Isaacson.Grade 10: Elizabeth Bouchard, Lena Champlin, Karly Derby, Dorothy Desbiens, Katherine Longo, Alyssa Lovsin-Young, Hanna Willwerth. Grade 9: Leah Dixon, Hannah […]
March 2010
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Portland's Riverton School braces for 'unprecedented change' under controversial federal program
PORTLAND — Riverton Elementary School is one of 10 in Maine eligible for federal grant funding under a new program that seeks aggressive change in the nation’s worst-performing schools. Riverton could receive up to $2 million annually over the next three years, according to Superintendent of Schools James C. Morse Sr. Morse began meeting with […]
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Neighbors invited to comment on hotel planned for former Jordan's property in Portland
PORTLAND — The latest proposal to build a hotel, condominiums and a restaurant at the former Jordan’s Meats property on India Street will be the subject of a neighborhood meeting Thursday. Old Port Hospitality went before the city Planning Board March 9 for preliminary review of its proposed 97,000-square-foot development, which includes a six-story building […]
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Nearly $100K in savings eyed in Portland schools administrative shuffle
PORTLAND — The School Department says a reorganization of administrators is expected to save nearly $100,000 a year, provide more consistent educational programming and increase accountability. The reorganization, part of the proposed $89.3 million budget now working its way through the school Finance Committee, is part of the superintendent’s effort to move away from site-based […]
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Students celebrate French culture
Raymond Frechette, right, accepts flowers from a St. Thomas School student Thursday night at the St. Ignatius Parish Hall in Sanford, which was host to a variety of activities celebrating Franco-American heritage. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
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Our health care system urgently needs reform
The U.S. House and Senate have the opportunity to approve major health care legislation in the coming weeks. While no bill will please everyone, the time for health care reform is now. According to an Associated Press-GfK poll from earlier this month, the majority of Americans want Congress to continue working on a bipartisan health […]
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Celtics coast to 119-93 victory
BOSTON — Doc Rivers knows the current Celtics aren’t as good as the team that won the NBA title in 2008. His goal is to have them playing that way again in time for the playoffs. “It’s coming around,” Rivers said Monday night after Paul Pierce scored 12 points in the first quarter to set […]
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Students celebrate French culture
St. Thomas School student Carson Cuthbert plays the spoons Thursday night at the St. Ignatius Parish Hall in Sanford, which was host to a variety of activities celebrating Franco-American heritage. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
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Celtics coast to 119-93 victory
Boston Celtics guard Nate Robinson hangs from the rim, earning a technical foul, after passing Detroit Pistons forward Austin Daye, right, on a dunk in the final minute of the Celtics’ 119-93 win in Boston, Monday. (AP WIREPHOTO)
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Misadventures of the Eternal Optimist
“Whether living with hope or at the end of the rope. It isn’t written in the stone when the futures unknown. And though some do atone, through no fault of their own, they fall through the cracks and get left by the wayside. God willing, it’s the last time I’ll say goodbye. God willing, I’ll […]