Melissa Marquis and her 9-year-old daughter Gracie have been writing upbeat messages each time they go out for a walk.
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Scarborough officials revising $95M budget
The Scarborough Town Council is giving town and school officials until May to come up with leaner numbers.
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Time in a bottle: Slower than email, but a lot more fun
A couple of creative Cape Elizabeth kids have sent a message in a bottle that has traveled more than 100 miles, and the ocean adventure’s not over yet.
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Accounting error to help offset school tax rate in Cape Elizabeth
A $300,000 clerical error may help take the sting out of the 2021 budget increase, according to town and school officials.
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Scarborough complex within voters’ price cap, virus delays open house
The new public safety complex is slightly over budget, but the town won’t need to borrow more than the $19.5 million limit set by voters in a Nov. 2017 referendum.
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Time in a bottle: Slower than email, but a lot more fun
A couple of creative Cape Elizabeth kids have sent a message in a bottle that has traveled more than 100 miles, and the ocean adventure’s not over yet.
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Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth
It’s been estimated that 100 ships have gone down off the coast of Cape Elizabeth, including the steamer Bohemian, shown here the morning after it sunk. Historically, the shores of Cape Elizabeth were a dangerous place where ships could be wrecked with even the most experienced sailors at the helm. The pounding waves and gusty […]
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South Portland school administrator moving on to Falmouth
Christopher Hughes is resigning his position as assistant principal at South Portland High School to take a position at Falmouth Middle School.
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Local schools stay shuttered until June, virtual learning continues
As the end of the school year approaches, administrators in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth have all decided to keep students and staff on a virtual schedule for the remainder of the school year, and are now turning to the difficult challenge of end-of-year assessments.
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South Portland teacher putting the ‘distance’ in distance learning
When the author of a book set in World War II learned that a group of schoolchildren at Holy Cross School couldn’t access his work for a lesson, he began helping remotely from his home in Scotland nearly 3,000 miles away.