PORTLAND — The School Department struggles every day to find enough substitutes to cover teacher absences. Often it can’t. In an attempt to address the shortage, the School Board is considering raising substitute teaching pay rates for the first time since 2012. The current proposal is to raise the daily rate for substitutes with a four-year […]
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Portland program hopes to place foreign-trained teachers in classrooms
PORTLAND — A recent report shows that new Mainers often have a high level of education and work experience, but they face roadblocks to re-employment in the U.S., including certification requirements that are often hard to navigate. That’s partly why the New Mainers Resource Center at Portland Adult Education has created a program to put foreign-trained […]
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Portland historic preservation panel endorses Tommy's Park mural
PORTLAND — As murals go for Will Sears, this will be a tall order. “I was drawn to it by the scale and public nature of it,” Sears said about the four-story wall at 80 Exchange St. overlooking Tommy’s Park. He was selected from 47 applicants to paint the third mural at the site. By […]
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Registration open for annual Portland dip
PORTLAND — Online registration at https://bit.ly/2B6q0Cl is open for the annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash held Dec. 31 at East End Beach. The 5K run and dip in Casco Bay benefits the Natural Resources Council of Maine. It begins at 11 a.m., with the dip scheduled for noon. Registrations will also be accepted the day of […]
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Water damage closes specialized Portland school
PORTLAND — A water main break at the Bayside Learning Community school on Portland Street forced the School Department to temporarily move staff and students. Some are moving to Portland High School and others to East End Community School. The relocation is expected to last for about a month, according to a School Department press […]
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Portland schools to hold winter concerts
PORTLAND — Students from the Portland Public Schools will be featured in several upcoming school concerts. The Deering High School concert will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, and will feature the choir, bell choir, band, and orchestra. Lincoln Middle will hold its concert at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17; Lyman Moore’s is […]
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Curtain to rise on Portland-area girls' chorus
NORTH YARMOUTH — When Ann Dillon stepped down in 2011 after 13 years as executive director of the Wescustago Youth Chorale, it didn’t take long for her to miss conducting. “I was saying to friends, ‘I know I have another choir in me,’” the North Yarmouth resident recalled Saturday. She wasn’t going to look for […]
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On the waterfront: Portland zoning fight takes shape
PORTLAND — Is it a restoration of guidelines to preserve the city’s marine traditions and industry? Or is it a Commercial Street catastrophe waiting to be unleashed? That’s how opposing sides are painting a proposed referendum question that would essentially restore the original language and restrictions of waterfront zoning passed by voters in May 1987. If approved, […]
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Costs rising in Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook as Metro 're-imagines' bus service
PORTLAND — The Greater Portland Transit District, which operates the Metro bus service, is changing the way member municipalities are asked to pay for their share of the public transit cost. On Oct. 25, Metro directors unanimously approved a preliminary fiscal year 2019 budget of $11.4 million, and how much Portland, Falmouth, and Westbrook will […]
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Portland school chief gets 3-year contract extension
PORTLAND — When the School Board hired Xavier Botana three years ago to lead the city’s schools, members said they were looking for steady leadership. That’s apparently what they got. The board recently renewed Botana’s contract for another three years. The new contract runs through June 30, 2022, at the same annual salary of $148,000. Botana, […]