TOPSHAM — After serving as principal of Mt. Ararat High School for nine years, Craig King is climbing the next rung of the administrative ladder this summer to become superintendent of Regional School Unit 10. King said Tuesday that he had been looking at superintendent positions for a while, and that he is comfortable with […]
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Portland police seek man in Back Cove sex assault
PORTLAND — Police said they have stepped up patrols around Back Cove after a 30-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Monday morning in her car, parked at the Preble Street public lot. The woman was attacked around 10:20 a.m. when she returned to her car after jogging around Back Cove. The attacker was in the passenger […]
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Foundation to benefit from Scarborough student recital
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Middle School eighth-grader and pianist Steven Larkin will play a one-hour concert to benefit the Robbie Foundation at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church. The free concert will be followed by a silent auction to raise money for the local nonprofit organization that provides therapy treatment, adaptive equipment […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Regional School Unit 1 voters OK $27.7M school budget
BATH — Voters in Regional School Unit 1 gave final approval Tuesday to next year’s $27.7 million budget. According to unofficial numbers, the budget passed 456-294, with support in four of the five RSU communities. It carried 180-139 in Bath, 44-4 in Arrowsic, 101-23 in Phippsburg, and 87-49 in Woolwich. It was defeated in West Bath, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth School Board adopts new bullying, student restraint policies
FALMOUTH — At a special meeting Tuesday night, the School Board unanimously adopted new policies on bullying, child restraint and middle school athletics. “I’m surprised by how many editions (of policies) we’ve gone through. We’ve tackled a lot of good stuff,” outgoing board member Chris Murry Jr. said. “Policy is the foundation of where the […]
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Shoreline cleanup Saturday in Freeport
FREEPORT — Two national clothing makers are calling on local volunteers to help commemorate World Oceans Day with a shoreline cleanup this weekend. Horny Toad and United By Blue are hosting the cleanup from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the shores surrounding Winslow Memorial Park. The companies will provide everything volunteers will need, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Blue-ribbon campaign shows Falmouth is 'Brigid Strong'
FALMOUTH — With blue ribbons on dozens of utility poles and trees around town, and a sponsored walk at the end of the month, friends hope to rally support for a local girl facing a life-threatening disease. Brigid Cooleen, a senior at Falmouth High School, was just days from her senior prom and weeks from […]
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Teen center funding survives Freeport budget vote
FREEPORT — The Town Council unanimously approved a $9.8 million operating budget Tuesday, which will raise taxes by an estimated 3.87 percent in fiscal 2014. The true impact on next year’s taxes won’t be known until the end of the month when the amount of state revenue sharing is announced and when Regional School Unit […]
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Cost of selling former Falmouth schools goes up
FALMOUTH — The sale of former public school properties on Lunt Road took longer than expected and incurred additional expenses, leading the Town Council to approve money to pay for the cost overruns. Closing the $3.25 million sale of the Plummer-Motz and Lunt schools property to the OceanView retirement home on Feb. 27 took a […]
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No guarantee of state aid for Portland school renovations
PORTLAND — While the School Board is betting on $30 million in state funding to help build a new elementary school and renovate another, the state remains hesitant to make any promises. On Tuesday night, the board was expected to hold the first public reading of the final, nearly $40 million renovations plan for several […]