The report cards say 93 Maine schools gained at least one letter grade and 155 slipped at least one. Educators slam the system, but others call it a tool for improvement.
May 2014
Posted inAmerican Journal
Harmon, Santolucito unopposed in Buxton
BUXTON – Incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are running unopposed for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Buxton’s municipal election next month. Harmon is a former chairwoman of the five-member board, and Santolucito is a member of the Appeals Board. Both seats are three-year terms. The two terms expiring in June […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Harmon, Santolucito unopposed in Buxton
BUXTON – Incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are running unopposed for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Buxton’s municipal election next month. Harmon is a former chairwoman of the five-member board, and Santolucito is a member of the Appeals Board. Both seats are three-year terms. The two terms expiring in June […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Harmon, Santolucito unopposed in Buxton
BUXTON – Incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are running unopposed for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Buxton’s municipal election next month. Harmon is a former chairwoman of the five-member board, and Santolucito is a member of the Appeals Board. Both seats are three-year terms. The two terms expiring in June […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Presumpscot River spotlighted on World Fish Migration Day
On Saturday, May 24, a day of events will be held in Westbrook to celebrate World Fish Migration Day, an international event to call attention to open rivers and migratory fish. There will be a tour of the Presumpscot River, followed by a happy hour at the Frog and Turtle restaurant, and a documentary film. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
Presumpscot River spotlighted on World Fish Migration Day
On Saturday, May 24, a day of events will be held in Westbrook to celebrate World Fish Migration Day, an international event to call attention to open rivers and migratory fish. There will be a tour of the Presumpscot River, followed by a happy hour at the Frog and Turtle restaurant, and a documentary film. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
LETTERS: Mayor endorses Breen
I urge Westbrook citizens in Senate District 25, which includes Ward 5 plus parts of other wards, to join me on June 10 in voting for Cathy Breen. Cathy is a Clean Elections candidate who will bring valuable experience from her tenure on the Falmouth Town Council to the state Senate. In 2007, when Cathy […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
LETTERS: A superior plan
Re: Stroudwater Street zoning: “Not” is too big a word to omit from a May 8 quote in the American Journal. I attended a meeting of the City Council because I was asked to sign a petition which warned of J. B. Brown’s plans for a large development on Stroudwater Street. “I became alarmed and […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cape woman making strides against scleroderma
CAPE ELIZABETH – Since being diagnosed with scleroderma six years ago, Sandy Levitz Lunner of Cape Elizabeth has had to quit working and deal with some of the ugly side effects of this autoimmune disease. Now, she’s working with Lori Harmon Chason of Windham to raise awareness of the disease and provide support for scleroderma […]
Posted inMaine, News
Judge refuses to stop Idaho gay marriages
The state asked that pending marriages be put on hold, pending appeal.