Jim King, who takes over July 1, is currently the interim director of elementary schools for the National Catholic Educational Association.
February 2015
Posted inLife & Culture, Link
How do we love thee on Valentine’s Day? MaineToday Magazine provides the answer
Some Maine couples share the creative ways to celebrate the day, local musicians offer their favorite love songs and Portland Ballet performs “Boy Meets Girl.”
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s Riverview Psychiatric Center in need of more staff, state says
The LePage administration seeks $2.7 million, in part to fund 30 new positions, in an effort to get the facility in Augusta recertified.
Posted inNews
New England Dispatches
BOSTON City seeking innovative ideas for snow removal The city of Boston has reached out to academics, business leaders and even ordinary citizens for ideas on how to get rid of the tons of snow still clogging city streets. A spokeswoman for Mayor Martin Walsh said Tuesday the city’s Office of New Urban Mechanics is […]
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Waterville’s Ken-A-Set thrift shop to close
The downtown store will move to Pittsfield, displacing 20 employees, many of whom have developmental disabilities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bayside Bowl pursues land for $2.4 million expansion, squash facility in Portland
A council committee supports selling the city-owned site, which is now used to store road salt and sand, for a project that adds to revitalization efforts.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Obama’s request for war powers means partisan battles
As Republican lawmakers seek a broader authority, Democrats hope to narrow the president’s options.
Posted inNews
Boston’s public transit head quits amid storm disruptions
Her resignation is just part of the aftermath of record snowfalls that are also giving school officials headaches.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Deficit up 6.2 percent from same period a year ago The federal government ran a bigger deficit in January, pushing the imbalance so far this budget year up 6.2 percent from the same period a year ago. The Treasury Department said Wednesday the deficit for January stood at $17.5 billion compared with $10.3 billion a year […]
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In Alabama, same-sex couples hope hearing clears way for marriage
It’s been a bewildering week of conflicting signals over whether wedding licenses could be issued.