TOPSHAM — About 130 School Administrative District 75 teachers crowded into Thursday’s School Board meeting to demand salaries more in line with surrounding districts. Wearing crimson “Red for Ed(ucation)” shirts, they at first filled the hallways then flooded into a meeting room at Mt. Ararat High School to show their desire for better pay as […]
2019
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England, News
Federal team recommends reducing lobstering gear to save whales
The recommendations aimed at protecting right whales must now go through an approval process that could be contentious.
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Posted inMaine
Maine woman, 99, ensures her ‘Alice in Wonderland’ room lives on
The town of Wayne’s Mad Hatter Committee will open a replica of the child-size room where Grace Burleigh hosted tea parties for generations of youngsters.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Taylor Swift to open Billboard Awards with performance
She will open next week’s Billboard Music Awards with a performance of her new single “ME!”
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Work resumes on Forest Avenue in Portland
PORTLAND — Sewer separation work on Forest Avenue resumes Monday, April 29, between Bedford Street and Deerfield Road. City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said contractors will be working from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays on an intermittent schedule and hope to complete the work in August. They will be required to leave one lane of Forest Avenue […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
‘Avengers: Endgame’ topples ‘Star Wars’ preview record
The film has already grossed $305 million in its first two days in theaters, with over half of that tally coming from China.
Posted inBusiness
Cross Insurance acquires Connecticut insurance agency
The Bangor-based company said it has purchased family-owned DiMatteo Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
Jonathan Crimmins: It is time: Maine students should learn about the Holocaust
Last week, during school vacation week, my wife and I took our boys on a great trip to Washington D.C. If you ever have the chance to go, I would highly recommend it, especially if you have children. While there is much to do and many things to see, one of the places that we […]
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Gaming the admissions system
A friend of mine used to be Dean of Admissions at Boston College. He told the story of a Texan who, adorned with a cowboy hat and boots, barged into his office with no appointment, pulled out his checkbook and said, “Okay, what will it take to get my son into Boston College?” My friend […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Fairfield area school superintendent apologizes after board leadership upended
SAD 49 Superintendent Reza Namin said he failed to engage enough with students and pledged to establish new lines of communication with them following controversy over his restructuring plan.