Democrat Ryan Fecteau has drafted legislation that utilized input from more than 300 people who responded to a worker survey about their experience with the state’s system.
2021
Posted inAmerican Journal
Free school meals continue in Westbrook through Sept. 30
Free school breakfast and lunch for all Westbrook students, including remote meals, will continue until Sept. 30. The Westbrook school nutrition director, Mary Emerson, said the district has received an extension on federal waivers put in place during the pandemic. The waivers are important because 60% of Westbrook students qualify for free or reduced lunch, […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook schools to add multi-cultural cuisine to lunch menu
Cafeteria staff have been taking classes to help them diversity their offerings and ‘build bridges among students’ through food.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Maine Medical Center nurses begin vote next week on union
Supporters argue a union is needed because nurses are overworked, underpaid and too much is demanded of them, but opponents say organizing is unnecessary and would hinder the ‘shared governance’ that exists now.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Rodriguez not sharp, but no concerns after short start
Boston pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez struggled on Monday, but is still on track to make his return to the lineup on Opening Day.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster
Gorham legislator revives call for convention center in Portland
Rep. Kyle Bailey wants to ask voters to weigh in on a bond question this November to build a $110 million convention center in the city ‘to invest in our future.’
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports
Longtime Bowdoin track and cross country coach Peter Slovenski to retire
Slovenski coached at Bowdoin for 34 years, leading several teams to conference titles along the way.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Uncategorized
NCAA women’s basketball: Bueckers and UConn top Syracuse, 83-47
The Huskies cruise into the Sweet 16 for the 27th straight year.
Posted inMaine
Chemical site cleanup on Maine river to cost more than $180 million
The settlement concerns the site of the HoltraChem Manufacturing plant on the Penobscot River that has been the subject of legal conflicts for more than 2 decades.
Posted inSports, Swimming, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
2020-21 high school swim wrap-up: Mt. Ararat, Morse swim to conference titles
Teams across the midcoast adjust, adapt to different type of season.