CLEMSON, S.C. — Caitlin Jordan of Kennebunk was recognized at the Honors and Awards Ceremony of the Clemson University College of Health, Education and Human Development recently. Jordan, a senior majoring in education, received the Phi Delta Kappa Award.
May 2014
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Ortiz leads Red Sox past Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Ortiz insists he doesn’t want to participate in the Home Run Derby when the All-Star game comes to Target Field this summer, saying it’d be too much for his 38-year-old body to handle. Instead, he’s holding his only personal home run derby here in May. Ortiz homered twice for the second […]
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Spartans get back on track against Tigers
SANFORD — A day after suffering a 5-0 defeat at the hands of undefeated Cheverus, the Sanford girls tennis team got back in the win column against a Biddeford team that is no pushover. The Spartans showed dominance at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, and outlasted the Tigers at No. 1 singles and doubles […]
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Weight Watchers is free for first responders
SOUTH PORTLAND — Weight Watchers of Maine is offering “Fit to Rescue ME,” a special program to provide free Weight Watchers services through meetings to Maine police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. FIT to Rescue ME allows any active responder to attend Weight Watchers meetings free of charge until he or she reaches their […]
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Area students named to Champlain dean’s list
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The following area residents have been named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Champlain College: Fletcher Ramsey of Saco, majoring in accounting; David Hartman of Kennebunk, majoring in game programming; and Stephen Wakita of Shapleigh, majoring in game design.
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Schools’ performance cannot be measured by letter grade
The prominent educator Peter Relic was once asked by a reporter about participation in the U.S. News and World Report ranking program for high schools. He demurred and asked, “Do you have children?” The reporter said that he had three. Relic followed with, “Which of your children is the best?” Ranking schools ”“ or assigning […]
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MaineCare rides broker got extra money
AUGUSTA (AP) — Records show that a company that has come under fire after MaineCare patients missed rides to appointments has received an extra $2.6 million from the state. The Portland Press Herald reports that state documents show that Connecticut-based Coordinated Transportation Solutions received extra money from the state since February on top of its […]
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Car dealer Frank Galos remembered as caring father, employer
KENNEBUNK — Frank Galos saw auto dealers come and go on Route 1 in the years after he opened Frank Galos Chevrolet Cadillac in the 1960s, on what is now dubbed the “auto mile.” “At the time, cows were grazing in fields, there was nothing out there,” said his son, Mark Galos. “He was the […]
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YCCC, Unity College sign transfer agreement
WELLS — Unity College and York County Community College recently announced a 2 PLUS 2 articulation agreement. A signing ceremony April 28 represented the culmination of the agreement process. The intent of the agreement is to provide students who have completed an associate’s degree in criminal justice at YCCC the ability to transfer seamlessly to […]
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Tangney inducted into honor society
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Elizabeth Tangney, a resident of Dayton, was recently inducted into Providence College’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the national honor society for Spanish. Tangney, a member of the Class of 2014, is pursuing a degree in global studies.