In an address to Portland educators, he describes some of the deficiencies freshmen struggle with.
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Canton or bust, and now Parcells has a bust
From a childhood in New Jersey through the Super Bowls, Bill Parcells was a fiery leader.
Attorney: Lewiston arson suspect ruled incompetent for trial
Bryan Wood, 23, is accused of collaborating with another man on May 6 to start a fire that destroyed two vacant buildings.
Augusta man accused of arson declared unfit for trial
Stephen B. Cormier, 57, has been judged incompetent to stand trial on two arson charges related to the March destruction of an apartment house.
Maine charter school helps turn a life around
Among the 10 students in Friday’s first group of graduates is a young Maine man who had struggled at a traditional school.
Man charged in stabbing death of woman found in Boston park
Edwin Alemany, 28, also faces charges of attacking two other women last week in South Boston and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
Westbrook strip club was financed by drug money, court docs say
WESTBROOK – Nearly three years after the closing of a cabaret club in Westbrook, the former police chief said the city was right to be concerned about the operations taking place behind the closed doors after a court case determined Dreamers cabaret club was financed with drug money. “Critics said it was a nice place […]
Arts Calendar – 8/1
Theater Friday and Saturday, Aug 2-3 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” presented by Harborside Shakespeare Company, 7:30 p.m. at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10 seniors and students, $8 for 18 and under, $12 for others. mayostreetarts.org. Disney’s “Aladdin, Jr.,” by the Gorham Community Theater, directed by Benjamin Potvin. Gorham Middle School Auditorium, Friday at 6:30 p.m. […]
Festival numbers don’t worry organizer
While attendance at last weekend’s third annual Gorham Founders Festival was less than hoped, the director of the festival is looking forward to planning next year’s celebration. “We had a great event, even though the attendance was not as high as we were hoping for,” Darryl Wright, who directed the event for the Westbrook Gorham […]
McDonald’s revises plans for Gorham site
Gorham planners have received a revised plan from McDonald’s for a restaurant at the site of a vacant gas station, while an aspiring gubernatorial candidate hopes to lease it as a campaign headquarters. Town officials in the past have deemed the vacant gas station at 109 Main St as an eyesore and hoped the site […]