The soon-to-be Gerald E. Talbot Community School is also exploring a transitioning to a ‘community school’ model.
February 2020
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Congressman John Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
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Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Top-ranked Lewiston wins North title
The unbeaten Blue Devils advance to the state championship game with a 5-0 win over Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Out & About: ‘Love/Sick’ is quirky, offbeat Valentine
With Saint Valentine’s Day coming up this Friday, you might consider inviting your beloved to Lyric Music Theater for a performance of its current production of “Love/Sick,” Maine playwright John Cariani’s wildly funny and very offbeat collection of romantic dramatic micro-plays. The show runs through Sunday in South Portland. Virtuoso lutenist Timothy Burris, one of […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Reimbursements coming for services rendered to asylum seekers
PORTLAND — The city will reimburse a total of $140,000 to 11 community partner organizations for services they offered as part of Portland’s response to this summer’s influx of asylum seekers. The funding comes from a fund of more than $900,000 in public donations to help operate the Portland Exposition Building as an emergency shelter […]
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Bicycle Coalition of Maine hires new director
PORTLAND — The Bicycle Coalition of Maine has hired Jean Sideris as its new executive director. Sideris, who begins Feb. 25, has nearly 20 years of non-profit experience developing and managing advocacy and education campaigns primarily focusing on climate change and clean energy, most recently at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “The Bicycle Coalition of […]
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Duson named to League of Cities energy committee
PORTLAND — City Councilor Jill Duson has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2020 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources federal advocacy committee. This committee is responsible for developing the League’s federal policy positions on air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control and solid and hazardous waste management. “Engagement with this […]
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Scholarship available from Portland Water District
PORTLAND — The deadline to apply for Portland Water District’s Joseph A. DiPietro Scholarship is March 15. The $1,500 scholarship is for students in communities served by the Portland Water District who are pursuing careers in water/wastewater treatment technology, HVAC, electrical, automation technology, instrumentation, plumbing, pipefitting, fire science, environmental studies, applied sciences, engineering, public administration […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Description of Collins as ‘moderate’ should be qualified
Old habits die hard, but I think the Press Herald should examine its knee-jerk use of the word “moderate” every time it mentions Sen. Susan Collins. In the same way that the press would never call a suspect a “murderer” until there was proof – it’s always “alleged murderer” – a responsible paper would call […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
John Micek: History will remember Romney, not Collins
When future historians look for the last, documented instance of Republican political courage in the Trump imperium, they’ll look to one man: Sen. Mitt Romney. In one extraordinary speech on the floor of the United States Senate on Wednesday, the Utah senator made remarks that were both utterly moving in their absolute humanity and totally […]