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.
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Salvation Army gets grant from United Way
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Salvation Army of Old Orchard Beach was recently awarded a one-year grant from United Way of York County totaling $16,450. This investment will benefit the following Salvation Army programs: Community Lunch, the OOBIE Reading Lab Program and the Hands-Up Center.
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Doyon inducted into Sophomore Eagles
ORONO — Emily Doyon was recently inducted into the University of Maine Sophomore Eagles Honor Society. All incoming freshman women are eligible to apply to the Sophomore Eagles. Forty are chosen for interviews and 12 are chosen to become Sophomore Eagles based on their character, scholarship, leadership, friendliness and participation in college activities. Emily graduated […]
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Insurance department takes up network complaint
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One Rochester woman’s struggle to find affordable health insurance isn’t enough of a reason to broaden New Hampshire’s provider network under the Affordable Care Act, attorneys for the state Insurance Department and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield argued Wednesday. The arguments came during an Insurance Department hearing for Margaret McCarthy, […]
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LePage: Nursing home funding need is ’critical’
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday that the state’s nursing homes are at risk because of the Legislature’s failure to fully fund them and pledged to find the money to ensure that they won’t be forced to close their doors. Lawmakers adjourned earlier this month, but the debate over the nursing home […]