SOUTH PORTLAND – With declining test scores and almost a third of its students in special education, Kaler Elementary School is in for an overhaul in how the curriculum is taught. “We are not consistently meeting the state standards,” Kaler Principal Diane Lang told the South Portland Board of Education at a meeting Monday night, […]

SCARBOROUGH – Despite having a 9-year-old daughter at Wentworth Middle School, it wasn’t until he took a comprehensive tour with Principal Anne Mayre Dexter that Paul Koziell began to understand the building’s problems, which include asbestos, mold and radon contamination. “In walking around that day, I realized that in my past trips to the school […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – A concert this month in South Portland will bring the community together to help fight a debilitating disease and show support for a local family. On Jan. 23 at the First Congregational Church of South Portland UCC, noted area singers Emily Cain, Kelly Caufield and Matthew Small will be presenting, “Music for […]

SCARBOROUGH – A Higgins Beach parking proposal before the Scarborough Town Council that would allow on-street parking during the summer has many in the neighborhood on the defensive. A public hearing was held last week to address several amendments to the parking regulations at the beach, which are aimed at addressing residents’ concerns about traffic […]