Shanna Crofton will begin leading the district on July 1.
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Reconfiguring South Portland’s schools has parents divided
It’s been two weeks since the South Portland School Board voted to close Kaler and reconfigure the remaining elementary schools.
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3 Standish Town Council races taking shape
Campaigns are getting underway for the municipal election on June 9.
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Portland school board advances $179M budget that would increase tax rate by 5.68%
The budget passed after a series of amendments Tuesday. It now goes to the City Council and then to voters in June.
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A peek at preparations for Maine Wildlife Park’s opening day in Gray
A small team of wildlife keepers care for the animals at the Maine Wildlife Park year-round, but they also invest time and labor into the park experience.
Posted inCommunity, Cops & Courts, News
Brunswick neighborhood rattled by violent killing
Tanner Dostie, 45, has been charged with murder after police found remains at his home on Randall Circle.
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The world’s oldest chicken lives in Portland. Her name is Gertie.
Guinness World Records has recognized a blind, jazz-loving, 15-year-old hen in Portland as the oldest living chicken on Earth.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, New England, News
Biddeford woman runs Boston Marathon in honor of late mother
Jessica Johnson will complete her 4th Boston Marathon next week, raising money for cancer research in honor of her late mother.
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Lisbon increases cost of town permits to reduce tax burden
In some cases the fees were more than doubled, though the new rates are similar to what other towns charge, officials said.
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Westbrook-Gorham Rotary celebrates 100 years
It was founded as a club of Rotary International — a global service organization — in March 1926.