Maine Virtual Academy board member Peter Mills said the school will apply again next year.
May 2014
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine charter commission rejects virtual academy’s appeal
Maine Virtual Academy board member Peter Mills said the school will apply again next year.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Longtime Family Ice president steps aside
FALMOUTH — Family Ice Center has elected a new president to replace a longtime director who has stepped down from the role. Falmouth resident Godfrey Wood will replace Peter Wellin of South Portland, a founding member of the board who has served as president for 15 years of the nonprofit, year-round skating center on Hat […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Winter damage slows, cancels Downeaster runs in Maine
Travelers face safety delays for a couple of weeks as destabilized sections of the railbed from Freeport to Boston undergo repairs.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. to help Nigeria find kidnapped girls
The team will include military and law enforcement personnel who can offer expertise in intelligence, investigations, hostage negotiating and victim assistance.
Posted inSports
Thunder star Kevin Durant wins first MVP award
Durant, a 6-foot-9 forward, won his fourth scoring crown in five years this season by averaging 32 points per game.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine high court allows Congress Square Park referendum to advance to June vote
PORTLAND — Voters will get a say in whether the city can sell most of the publicly owned Congress Square Park to private hotel developers. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday rejected the city’s challenge to a referendum on whether to change the city’s Land Bank Commission ordinance to layer additional protections on Congress […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine man charged with killing father
Leroy Smith Jr.’s son had exhibited erratic behavior in recent months. The Medical Examiner’s Office says the Gardiner man died from multiple stab wounds.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Women to build for Habitat in Freeport
FREEPORT — About 40 Habitat for Humanity volunteers, most of them women, will raise the walls of a duplex unit on Hummingbird Lane Friday, May 9, in recognition of the seventh annual National Women Build Week, which runs from May 3-11. The build will go from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and feature a construction skills training […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth scout seeks 'Birthday Box' donations
YARMOUTH — A Girl Scout from Troop 6 is collecting cake mix, frosting, balloons, candles, streamers, toys and gifts for low-income children. Sabrina Flanders, a senior at Yarmouth High School, said she hopes to collect 24 boxes of party supplies, 12 each for boys and girls, to help “ensure that every child, regardless of income […]