Coutia Giriteka, right, and Portland Police Officer Tony Ampezzan put the finishing touches on wrapping a Christmas gift at police headquarters Friday night, Dec. 17. Coutia and seven other kids from Portland Recreation’s after-school program were selected for the third annual Kids Shop With a Cop program, sponsored by the Police Department, Police Benevolent Association, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday adopted a new ordinance that will allow flexibility in managing city and school construction projects. But whether the city will be able to take advantage of the change for the upcoming high school renovation project, as intended, will depend on whether the Legislature passes an emergency bill. […]

SCARBOROUGH — In light of some recent incidents of violence involving Scarborough High School students, the administration is reacting with a calm, but firm hand. “We are increasing our visibility,” said Principal Dean Auriemma, who took his position at SHS this fall. Auriemma, who came from schools in inner-city Chicago, said it was important for […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The high school mock trial team defeated eight-time winner Hampden Academy in the state championship on Dec. 9 to earn a chance to compete in the national competition in May. Mary Page, a high school social studies teacher and mock trial coach, said the win was exciting because the program was nearly […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Students from South Portland High School will plunge into the icy waters of Casco Bay on Jan. 1, 2011, for the school’s first annual “Polar Dip.” The event, taking place at 11 a.m. at the Southern Maine Community College beach, will be a fundraiser for SPHS Project Graduation, a drug- and alcohol-free […]

BRUNSWICK — Town councilors approved an additional objective for the cable television committee Monday: seeking ways to establish an educational public television channel. Councilor David Watson originally suggested creating a new committee, but said amending the cable committee’s charge would be acceptable. He said the town currently uses just one of four allowed public access […]

HARPSWELL — Selectmen have activated the Education Committee with a few changes to its mission statement – notably, removing discussion of the future of West Harpswell School and any efforts to leave School Administrative District 75.  Selectman Chairman Jim Henderson said the committee has been delayed by a lack of volunteers, but said Susan Rich recently agreed […]

BATH — Regional School Unit 1 Superintendent William Shuttleworth told the School Board Monday that he will be retiring next June. Shuttleworth has run RSU 1 since its inception in 2008. Prior to that he was superintendent since 2004 of School Union 47 – then composed of Arrowsic, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich. He […]

HARPSWELL — The wharf known as Bibber’s Lobster will be protected under the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ Working Waterfront Access pilot program. The wharf, recently purchased by Jim Merryman from Bob and Marolyn Bibber, has been in business for more than 40 years. The property is 0.4 acres of land at the end of Ash […]

BATH — A Lincoln Street man who once served on the City Council pleaded guilty Dec. 17 to charges of illegally selling a firearm to an out-of-state resident and making false statements to a government agency. Richard Burgess, 56, was a city councilor from 1978-1980. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland. According […]