2021 – Page 934 – The Portland Press Herald

School Notebook: Sept. 22

September 22, 2021September 20, 2021

Portland Public Schools students named National Merit semifinalists Portland High School senior Theresa Conroy and Deering High School senior Jove Emmons have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students now have the opportunity to compete for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: CMP corridor forces industrialization of Enchanted Forest

September 22, 2021September 21, 2021

We’ve witnessed the start of destruction to Maine’s “Enchanted Forest” on the Spencer Road. “Enchanted” has been the actual name of this area for decades. Enchanted Forest, Enchanted Pond, the Lower and Upper Enchanted Road. It’s in the Gazetteer. It’s why we’re all fighting to save it. We were crushed when Central Maine Power plowed […]

Community News – Catch the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

September 22, 2021September 20, 2021

Seashore Trolley Museum is hosting its 23rd annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley on Friday through Sunday Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 8-10. A new event date has also been added this year; Monday, Oct. 11 (Indigenous Peoples’ Day). The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Guests of all ages […]

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

From Augusta – New school year, new look for Maine students

by Joe Rafferty September 22, 2021September 20, 2021

Fall is here again and with it, another school year for Maine students. For me, this time of year is one of my personal favorites. After all, it’s football season! After not being able to play last year, I know students all across Maine are just as excited as I am to participate in fall […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Our Sustainable City – Tell me that it’s evolution

by Cashel Stewart September 22, 2021September 20, 2021

Early 20th century streets were busy with electric vehicles. In fact, they accounted for around a third of all vehicles on the road. Among the early electric vehicle pioneers were Thomas Edison and Ferdinand Porsche, who saw the efficiency and potential of the electric motor. However, the early prevalence of electric vehicles came and went, […]

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Pandemic Reflections – A dog’s life, revisited

by Tom Murphy September 22, 2021September 17, 2021

We first met back in May, 2020, 16 months ago. A family friend gave a dog, me, the opportunity to describe what a dog’s life was like during this pandemic’s first two months. Your four-legged friends share your daily moods and stress. All of our lives —two- and four-legged, continue to change. Two years ago, […]