The search begins for a replacement for Ira Waltz, who was held the post since 2010.

The trivia game created by Givling also has a crowdfunding component that helps pay off a player’s student loan or home mortgage.

Most proposed budgets are accompanied by spending increases and property tax increases.

Yarmouth High School is making a gradual shift toward the mastering-skills system rather than a comprehensive overhaul, an approach that may be adopted by educators across the state.

Some schools are struggling to make the transition, threatening the ultimate goal of having a diploma from anywhere in Maine that marks a student’s mastery of the same standards.

Caroline Bicks, who teaches English at Boston College, is a New York City native who grew up spending her summers in Castine.