POWNAL — A one-year term on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors will be on the June ballot after a recent resignation. Naomi Ledbetter resigned from the board last week, but will serve until the end of the school year before moving. Her term was set to expire June 2019. Those interested in serving […]
March 2018
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Pownal representative leaving RSU 5 board
POWNAL — A one-year term on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors will be on the June ballot after a recent resignation. Naomi Ledbetter resigned from the board last week, but will serve until the end of the school year before moving. Her term was set to expire June 2019. Those interested in serving […]
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Portland mayor advocates for former employer in social service funding discussion
PORTLAND — It will be four weeks before city councilors vote on the proposed annual allocation of social service grant funds. But there will be plenty to think about after Monday’s 90-minute hearing on the Community Development Block Grant budget, including a pitch from Mayor Ethan Strimling for funding for the agency he used to head. […]
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Former store manager for C.N. Brown pays restitution for theft
Lisa Parent, 49, was the only one who had a combination to the safe, a prosecutor says.
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Bath wins federal funds for wastewater plant upgrades
The facility was constructed in 1971 and is overdue for repairs and upgrades, Maine’s U.S. senators say.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Nomination papers available on Chebeague Island
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Nomination papers for four vacancies on two municipal boards are available at the town office. Two seats on the Board of Selectmen and two on the School Committee will be on the ballot June 12. Each seat is for a three-year term. Terms are expiring for Selectmen Mark Dyer and David Hill […]
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Portland schools to take on male gender stereotyping
PORTLAND — With the help of Maine Boys to Men, the new Parent University at the Portland Public Schools is set to tackle how to raise boys to be emotionally healthy in a world where gender stereotypes still often hold sway. The special event, entitled “Negotiating Masculinity,” will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]
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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed
AUGUSTA — Faced with the possible repeal of a 6-year-old law that requires schools to move to a proficiency-based diploma for all students, superintendents at area schools said they’ll stay the course and continue implementing a proficiency-based curriculum no matter what the Legislature decides. This week the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is set to take […]
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World’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies
The white rhino had been part of an effort to save the subspecies from extinction after decades of poaching.