YARMOUTH — James M. Meikle, 83, died June 8 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick surrounded by family. Born Jan. 21, 1928, in Arlington, Mass., the son of James Meikle and Agnes “Nancy” Tait. He was immensely proud of his Scottish heritage and was a 50-year life member of the Scots Charitable Society. During World […]
2011
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Portable classrooms planned for Small School in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — In an effort to combat ballooning enrollment, the School Board on Monday gave the OK to solicit bids for two modular classrooms for Small Elementary School. Projections indicate Small will have about 60 incoming kindergarten students next year, pushing the school’s capacity to the limit. Principal Bonnie Hicks said in May that […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Bowdoin College hosting basketball drill exchange clinic Bowdoin College’s basketball staff, sponsored by Polar Beverages, is holding a free drill exchange clinic Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Peter Buck Center. FMI, 725-3352 or [email protected]. RSU5 coaching openings Freeport High School has openings for coaches in boys’ first team soccer, girls’ JV […]
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Freeport, Pownal, Durham teachers decry lack of contract
FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 teachers, who have been working without a contract for a year, have decided it’s time to tell the community. On June 8 – the night of the annual RSU 5 budget meeting – dozens of teachers stood at the corner of Main and Holbrook streets with signs asking for equity between […]
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People and Business: June 15
New Ventures Jeremy Bloom of Portland has recently launched BuyingClubSoftware.com, and is currently accepting clients. The software was created to improve the local distribution system between farmers/producers, distributors, and people buying in bulk and can be used by anyone organizing any type of buyer/seller online market. For more information, go to BuyingClubSoftware.com. Greater Portland optometrist […]
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Northern School Notebook: June 16
Freeport High School Class of 2011 summa cum laude with distinction students Sarah Rose Brooks, daughter of Anne-Marie Lee. Activities and Awards: National Honor Society; Glee Club; Women’s Ensemble; Mentor Program; fall musical; One-Act competition; Figures of Speech Theatre; chamber choir; concert band; Academic Excellence in Music Award, Excellence in French Award; University of […]
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William E. Miles, Jr., 74
YARMOUTH — William E. “Bill” Miles, Jr., 74, died June 4 surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Born in South Portland on Sept. 18, 1936, he was a son of William E. and Marion Miles and graduated from South Portland High School. From 1957 to 1961 he served in the U.S. […]
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Cheverus baseball reaches first regional final since '93; Deering, Waynflete ousted
The Cheverus baseball team partied like it’s 1993 Monday afternoon when it beat South Portland to reach the Western Class A Final for the first time in 18 seasons. The Stags, the top seed in the regional playoffs, eliminated No. 8 Thornton Academy, 5-2, in the quarterfinals. Then, after rain postponed Saturday’s semifinal versus No. […]
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Maine voters scorn big-ticket capital projects
Falmouth, Gorham and Regional School Unit 5 voters show concern for their pocketbooks in tight economic times.
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Rays’ Shields cools off red-hot Red Sox bats
Tampa Bay ends Boston’s nine-game winning streak and spoils Carl Crawford’s Tropicana homecoming.