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 […]
2018
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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 […]
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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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed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.
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Veterans at USM get financial help to complete degrees
PORTLAND — Students at the University of Southern Maine are coming together to set up a fund to improve the educational experiences for veterans at the university. Stephen White, a member of USM’s chapter of Student Veterans of America, said the group is trying to raise $25,000 by the end of next month. Half the money […]
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Teenager shoots girl in Maryland school, is killed in confrontation
It’s unclear whether shots fired by the boy or a resource officer wound another boy and leave the shooter dead, but the officer is credited with preventing more carnage.
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Auburn man charged with sexually abusing boy over 3-year period
A police affidavit says Joseph Poulin sexually abused the boy on several occasions, sometimes while the boy was in bed.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
No contests in Northern primaries for state Legislature
FALMOUTH — There will be no contested primaries in Portland’s northern suburbs on June 12, unless any successful write-in candidates emerge. The deadline for candidates from parties to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to file. House […]
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Saco schools will get EPA grant to reduce bus emissions
The district plans to retrofit 7 buses with cleaner-burning engines.