CUMBERLAND CENTER — Roger H. Bolduc, 78, died suddenly Feb. 24 in Leesburg, Fla. On Aug. 29, 1931, he was born in Cumberland Center, a son of Eddie and Marie Bolduc. He attended Cumberland schools and lived his entire life in Cumberland until 1998 when he began spending winters at The Plantation with his wife […]
March 2010
Posted inLife & Culture
Professors pull the plug on laptops
One recent semester, a professor tracked the grades of 17 student laptop addicts. At the end of the term, their average grade was 71 percent, “almost the same as the average for the students who didn’t come at all.”
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 9
Arrests There were no arrests, summonses or fire calls during the period reported. EMS There were two calls for emergency medical service between March 1 and March 7.
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Blacksmith barn burns at Cumberland County Fairgrounds
CUMBERLAND — Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at a Cumberland County Fairgrounds blacksmith barn early Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Dan Small said his department received the call around 5 a.m. Firefighters were able to knock the fire down within 10 to 15 minutes, but were on scene for an hour, he said. Crews from Falmouth and […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: March 9
Arrests There were no arrests during the period reported. Summonses 3/3 at 8:45 p.m. A 15-year-old boy of Yarmouth was summonsed on a charge of disorderly conduct. 3/3 at 8:45 p.m. Ronald N. Young, 22, of Bridge Street, was summonsed on a charge of disorderly conduct. Loud, but harmless noises 3/1 at 2:30 a.m. A […]
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U.S. job openings up sharply in January
There are now about 5.5 unemployed people, on average, competing for each opening.
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Residents speak out against music cuts proposed in Portland school budget
PORTLAND — Dozens of parents, residents, teachers and students on Monday asked the School Committee to reconsider proposed budget cuts in school music and special education. Monday night’s public hearing, attended by more than 100 people at the Fred. P. Hall Elementary School, was the first opportunity for the public to weigh in on Superintendent […]
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Mainers encouragedto complete census forms
Gov. Baldacci says it takes 10 minutes to answer 10 questions.
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Added state funding could reduce cuts, tax impact of Portland school budget
PORTLAND — The School Department could receive $1.3 million more in state education funding than originally anticipated. Last week, Gov. John Baldacci announced that with state revenues exceeding expectations, he would allocate an additional $20 million in general purpose aid to local school districts. Although the increased funding must still survive the Legislature, Portland Superintendent […]
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Two charged withassaulting census workers
HARRINGTON — Police in Maine are investigating separate incidents in which they say U.S. Census workers were assaulted while doing their jobs. Police say 61-year-old Wesley Storer of Bar Harbor was arrested March 1 and charged with criminal restraint and theft for allegedly tearing the identification badge off a census worker’s lanyard and preventing the […]