Fourth-graders at Brown Elementary School, working with the South Portland Historical Society, the city and Pan Am Railways, are lending a hand to preserve a special piece of the city’s history. The goal of the joint project is to uncover and preserve a side rail used to move goods to factories in the Mill Creek […]
October 2014
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Cape launching yearlong anniversary party
Steeped in history, the seaside community of Cape Elizabeth will be turning 250 next year, and to honor the milestone, the town is kicking off a yearlong celebration on Saturday, Nov. 1. During the next several months, residents and visitors will be encouraged to honor Cape’s past by attending tours of the town’s historical sites, […]
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LETTERS: Restoring local control
As a recent graduate of Freeport High School, I straddled Freeport’s consolidation history. When a family friend recently asked me to recall those early years of the RSU from my perspective as a then-student, I remembered anxieties of swelling class numbers and a concern for a dwindling sense of Freeport independence. It wasn’t that town […]
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Quarantined nurse emerges, plans legal fight if state gets court order
Outside a house in Fort Kent, Kaci Hickox says the state’s restrictions are unwarranted as health officials prepare to ask a judge to enforce them.
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LETTERS: United community
On Nov. 5 the search will begin for a new superintendent for RSU 5, or for a stand-alone Freeport district, depending on the result of the election. The task of finding an experienced, visionary leader will not be easy: The Maine School Management Association projects 20 job openings for superintendents in the coming year, and […]
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LETTERS: United community
On Nov. 5 the search will begin for a new superintendent for RSU 5, or for a stand-alone Freeport district, depending on the result of the election. The task of finding an experienced, visionary leader will not be easy: The Maine School Management Association projects 20 job openings for superintendents in the coming year, and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
LETTERS: Councilors say yes
We, as parents, taxpayers, and town councilors of Freeport, will be voting yes for withdrawal on Nov. 4. As six of the seven Town Councilors stated at our meeting on Oct. 14, we are voting yes because: 1. We believe that local control of our educational system is important; a stand-alone model is better able […]
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Learning leadership
The Rotary Clubs of South Portland and South Portland–Cape Elizabeth sponsored 10 talented sophomores from South Portland High School to attend the Rotary’s youth leadership training program at Camp Hinds last June. The students explored leasership concepts through a series of practical situations including team-building activities, group problem solving, confidence building and solo events. To […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
South Portland’s Adams elected to MEREDA
SOUTH PORTLAND – Eben Adams of South Portland has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers. Adams is a partner at Pierce Atwood, whose practice includes all aspects of real estate law with […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Looking ahead
A few random items this week: • This is a good time of year to have a strong friend pick up a couple of large pails of sand to have by your back door this winter – think icy walkways. Some towns offer free sand to residents. Check with your town. Many years ago, one […]