CAPE ELIZABETH – When Cape Elizabeth science teacher Kerry Kertes took to the stage at Saturday’s graduation ceremonies for the class of 2011, he said he had a theory. However, with the help of several hundred people gathered inside the high school gym – thanks to inclement weather – the null hypothesis for that theory […]
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Hats off to Cape Elizabeth grads
CAPE ELIZABETH – When Cape Elizabeth science teacher Kerry Kertes took to the stage at Saturday’s graduation ceremonies for the class of 2011, he said he had a theory. However, with the help of several hundred people gathered inside the high school gym – thanks to inclement weather – the null hypothesis for that theory […]
Longtime city principal takes No. 2 job in South Portland schools
SOUTH PORTLAND – After failing to find a suitable candidate for the No. 2 job in South Portland schools, directors turned inward Monday, voting unanimously to appoint Mahoney Middle School Principal Kathryn Germani. The school department has been on the hunt for a new assistant superintendent since April, when Steven Bailey announced he was leaving […]
Scarborough OKs energy plan
SCARBOROUGH – In politics, consensus is everything. That’s true whether the deliberative body in question is the U. S. Senate or a small-town selectboard. And, sometimes, all it takes is a single word to bring everybody happily into line. Scarborough Town Councilors found that out recently when they turned to consider an energy plan that, […]
Scarborough OKs energy plan
SCARBOROUGH – In politics, consensus is everything. That’s true whether the deliberative body in question is the U. S. Senate or a small-town selectboard. And, sometimes, all it takes is a single word to bring everybody happily into line. Scarborough Town Councilors found that out recently when they turned to consider an energy plan that, […]
Scarborough OKs energy plan
SCARBOROUGH – In politics, consensus is everything. That’s true whether the deliberative body in question is the U. S. Senate or a small-town selectboard. And, sometimes, all it takes is a single word to bring everybody happily into line. Scarborough Town Councilors found that out recently when they turned to consider an energy plan that, […]
Scarborough third-graders now published authors
SCARBOROUGH – They say everyone has at least one book inside them. If that’s true, one group of young authors got an early start on their publishing careers. Students in Holly Merrow’s third-grade class at Wentworth Intermediate School in Scarborough have produced a 48-page book, “Life in Our Salt Marsh,” all about the birds, mammals, […]
Scarborough High grads told to 'Go big or go home'
PORTLAND – Alexander Colville, valedictorian of the Scarborough High School class of 2011 suffered a “horrible” ski crash this past winter. However, he dragged himself into convalescence for one reason, and one alone, he told his peers Sunday, during graduation ceremonies at the Cumberland County Civic Center. “I really strove to rise from the ashes […]
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Know what you drive
I know I’m not the first person to say something like this, but regardless: “Things were simpler when I was a kid in the 1950s and ’60s.” There, I’ve said it again, anyway. A reminder of how simple things were occurred to me the other day as I sat in the car waiting for my […]
DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Know what you drive
I know I’m not the first person to say something like this, but regardless: “Things were simpler when I was a kid in the 1950s and ’60s.” There, I’ve said it again, anyway. A reminder of how simple things were occurred to me the other day as I sat in the car waiting for my […]