YARMOUTH — The look and feel of town schools could change significantly as new equipment and procedures are implemented as part of a security overhaul. Following receipt of a Department of Justice grant and community forums on safety, interim Superintendent Ron Barker laid out a plan that adds new safety equipment and procedures. Changes include […]
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Yarmouth library exhibit links art, poetry
YARMOUTH — In a nod to April as National Poetry Month, Merrill Memorial Library is hosting an exhibit that matches visual art with poetry. The exhibit could also help residents see the library in a favorable light as they consider an upcoming bond referendum for library renovations. The exhibit will feature about 100 artists, with […]
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Falmouth resident to lead national adult-ed advocacy panel
FALMOUTH — After working in the field of adult education for nearly 30 years, a local resident has been elected president of the Commission on Basic Adult Education, a national board that advocates for adult education. Thomas Nash, director of Windham-Raymond Adult Education, was elected at a national conference in New Orleans. He has been involved […]
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Councilors question Falmouth library plans
FALMOUTH — Town councilors expressed continuing concerns Monday after the president of Falmouth Memorial Library explained last week’s decision not to move the library to the former Plummer School building. Kim Millick, president of the library board, said the library ultimately made the decision not to accept the offer of the Plummer School and surrounding property […]
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Police search for South Portland robbery suspect
SOUTH PORTLAND — Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing the Big Apple store at 334 Cottage Road late Monday night. Sgt. Steve Webster said the suspect entered the store at 10 p.m., threatened the clerk with a handgun, and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a […]
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Portland store-owner injured in robbery attempt
PORTLAND — A Rosemont neighborhood store-owner was injured in an attempted robbery Monday morning, police said. The owner of Don’s Baseball Card Center, 578 Brighton Ave., told police a man entered his store about 10:45 a.m. and threatened him. Believing he was being robbed, the owner struggled with the man, who struck him on the […]
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Future of MaineCare fuels debate at USM in Portland
PORTLAND — As state lawmakers in Augusta debate whether Maine should broaden eligibility for MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, health-care policy experts came to Portland Monday to debate the same question. About 50 people turned out at the University of Southern Maine’s Wishcamper Center to hear a forum on the expansion of MaineCare. The panel […]
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Student-led campaign helps solidify support for Portland charter school
PORTLAND — After the Maine Charter Schools Commission asked Baxter Academy for Technology and Science supporters to demonstrate support for the school, one enterprising student rose to the challenge. Chris McCammon, now a freshman at Scarborough High School, brainstormed the idea for a fundraising campaign for the school. The project, called the 10 Day Campaign, sought […]
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Aquaponics startup outgrows Portland, heads to North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — Fish waste is used by plants, which is converted by bacteria into nutrients for plants, which in turn filter clean and oxygenated water to be recirculated back to the fish. It’s the circle of life. That’s the gist of aquaponics, a symbiotic merging of aquaculture – through which fish and other aquatic animals […]
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Revised Portland school budget cuts additional jobs
PORTLAND — The School Board Finance Committee last week cut another $1.5 million from the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget. The reduction would eliminate more positions, add staff furlough days, hike employee health-insurance costs and further reduce spending for equipment and supplies. Even with the new reductions, the district’s proposed budget is just over $98 million […]