PORTLAND — The panel conducting the search for the next superintendent of schools has chosen two finalists. School Committee member Sarah Thompson, who heads the search panel, said one finalist is from Maine and the other is from out of state. Both are men with more than 10 years of experience as superintendents. Thompson, who […]
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Team Cheverus raises 5K in Trek Across Maine PORTLAND — Students representing Cheverus High School raised over $5,000 for the American Lung Association of Maine during last summer’s annual Trek Across Maine fundraiser. Team Cheverus was the first high school team to participate in the three-day, 180-mile bike ride. The team included Cheverus students, Liam […]
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p-BRFlandbank-012809 Land Bank acquires North Deering property
PORTLAND — The city’s Land Bank Commission has acquired three parcels in North Deering. The properties, on Eleanor, Wall and Beverly streets, are adjacent to the Land Bank’s Natick Street property and include part of the old roadbed of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban Railway. The parcel also integrates with Portland Trails’ Riverton Rail Trail and includes […]
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pnms-beem Speaking of Lincoln, Kennedy, King and Obama
Barack Obama is the President of the United States today (and amen to that) primarily because he is a brilliant orator. He possesses the power and the persona to make people pay attention and to believe in what he says. He literally talked his way into the White House. So I must admit that I […]
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p-windstudy-012809 East End wind study postponed Schools to conduct community outreach
PORTLAND — The School Department postponed a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 27, on a proposed wind study at the East End Community School on Munjoy Hill. The district is seeking a zone change to install a 100-foot tower and anemometer at the corner of Eastern Promenade and North Street. Wind speeds would be […]
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p-schoolbudget-012809 School chief: Sports cuts, furlough days unlikely School Committee rejects changes to sex ed program
PORTLAND — The School Committee last week voted unanimously against the interim superintendent’s cost-cutting proposal to immediately shift the elementary school sex education program to regular classroom teachers. But the two options contained within that proposal were expected to be considered as part of the discussion for next year’s budget, which have already begun. Meanwhile, the district […]
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P-cbhsenergyaudit-012809 High school students bring energy awareness home
PORTLAND — “Look at those icicles,” energy analyst Ben Todd said Saturday as he jumped out of his black Toyota pick-up in the driveway of a modest two-story home in a dense residential neighborhood. “Please let this be the place we’re auditing.” It was: 105 Caleb St., the home of Milt Calder, whose 16-year-old daughter, Julia, […]
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p-sportsrecap-012109 Winter season hits stretch run Local teams jockeying for playoffs
By Michael Hoffer With the postseason drawing ever closer, local winter sports teams know time and wins are of the essence. The news continues to be largely encouraging across the board. SUBHEAD-Girls’ basketball: Deering makes it a perfect 13 While Western C contender Waynflete stumbled at Greely over the weekend (please see story, page 11), […]
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p-sportsChevBB-012109 Cheverus passes two more big tests Wins at Deering, Westbrook leave Stags 12-0
By Michael Hoffer Reinforcing even further the belief that they are the gold standard of Western Class A boys’ basketball, the defending state champion Cheverus Stags knocked off two more contenders in recent action and did so on the road to improve to 12-0 on the year. Thursday night, the Stags went to Deering and […]
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pn-BRFbesthighschool-012109 Yarmouth, Deering make 'best' list
YARMOUTH — BusinessWeek magazine, in a list of the nation’s best high schools, named Yarmouth High School Maine’s “Best Overall Academic Performance” and “Best Improved.” Deering High School was named “Parent’s Choice” for public schools. BusinessWeek.com worked in conjunction with GreatSchools, a San Francisco non-profit, to rate schools in each state in several categories. Each […]