The new policy will be in effect when the school year begins.
August 2024
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth hears proposal to remove Royal River dams
The Army Corps of Engineers presented its findings on the impact of returning the river to its natural state.
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Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston commission’s final report details reasons for shooter’s release from hospital
The panel held a news conference at Lewiston City Hall on Tuesday to release its final report, 9 months after it began its work investigating the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
Posted inKennebunk Post
School district makes KHS principal choice
Regional School Unit 21 announced Tuesday the selection of Scott Tombleson as the new principal of Kennebunk High School. Tombleson, according to a school district press release, was previously the principal at South Portland High School. He has also worked at Yarmouth High School, Salem High School in Salem, Massachusetts, and the Schutz American School […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Windham curbside trash/recycling will soon be automated
Next month, Windham residents will be dealing with their trash and recycling a little differently. Casella will begin picking up waste curbside with an automated side-load truck starting Sept. 9, according to a town newsletter. This will require residents to use special town-provided receptacles and no longer use blue trash bags they have been using. […]
Posted inNation & World
Judge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get tax case dismissed
It’s the second criminal trial in just months against the president’s son, who was convicted in June of 3 felony charges in a separate federal case stemming from the purchase of a gun in 2018.
Posted inNation & World
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’
‘We need to get a cease-fire and hostage agreement over the finish line, and we need to do it now. Time is of the essence,’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Qatar.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
LC Van Savage: The man with three names
Whenever there was a movie with him in it, I wanted to see it, no matter what size role he played. I never could remember his name so always called him, “You know, that guy with the three names. Played Capote, remember?” And someone always did. Now he’s gone and it is such an awful […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Lincoln battery project a step in the right direction
Stephen Singer’s recent report (“Former Maine mill could be world’s largest energy storage system,” Aug. 6) highlights the promising Lincoln battery project, featuring relatively new iron-air technology. Iron-air batteries appear to be an excellent fit for energy storage. They require much more space than equivalent lithium ion batteries, cost less, should last three times longer […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Site for new Portland train station proposed on St. John Street
The future stop for the Amtrak Downeaster would be across from the Metro headquarters and connecting to Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s Fore River Campus.