PORTLAND — Slovanka Diep dropped out of school in her freshman year, unhappy with her teachers and courses at Deering High School. When she resolved to return to school her sophomore year, Diep was told that DHS was full and her records had been purged from the system. “That made me not even want to […]
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Portland skatepark fundraising nears completion
PORTLAND — Nearly five years after beginning the search for a new skatepark site, the committee responsible for planning and supporting the park is closing in on its fundraising goal. The city announced recently that the Skatepark Committee was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation, pulling fundraisers within about $7,600 of qualifying […]
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N. Yarmouth day-care worker charged with assault on infant
NORTH YARMOUTH — A day-care center worker was arrested May 23 on felony charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a 6-month-old boy. Caring Place Child Care employee Meggan Loker, 24, of Pierce Street, Westbrook, was arrested after police investigated the alleged assault, which was reported May 15 by another employee of the child-care […]
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Deering H.S. senior leaves legacy, shoots for the stars
PORTLAND — Deering High School Principal Ken Kunin said Adrian Matos is a person who identifies his challenges and works to meet them head on. For Matos, those challenges have been many and varied. Despite it all, however, Matos will graduate with honors from DHS, along with nearly 300 others, on June 3, at 10:30 […]
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Economic silver lining: Portland gets lower-than-expected bids for school construction
PORTLAND — City officials say bids for construction projects are coming in below estimates because contractors are hungry for work. The city opened bids May 21 for construction of a new elementary school at the site of the old Baxter School, and found all the bids were at least $2 million less than the city […]
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Celebrations planned for exiting Portland school chief
PORTLAND — Jeanne Whynot-Vickers hasn’t had much time to look back since taking over as interim superintendent of the state’s largest, most diverse school district in 2007 in the middle of a financial tsunami. With next year’s budget signed, sealed and delivered and a new superintendent poised to take over on July 1, Whynot-Vickers and […]
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Fighting cancer
Walkers took to the Brunswick High School track through the night on May 15 in support of cancer survivors, victims and fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life in Brunswick. Jennie Wiacek, 18, of Gorham, lights a lantern prior to the reading of the names of those lost to cancer. Wiacek’s […]
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Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, South Portland plan Memorial Day events
SOUTH PORTLAND — Memorial Day ceremonies and observances are planned this weekend in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland. In South Portland, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion will sponsor two Memorial Day weekend events. VFW Post 832 will place flags on the graves of veterans at five cemeteries throughout the city on […]
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Cape Elizabeth 5th-grade teachers will follow kids to 6th grade
CAPE ELIZABETH — The current fifth-grade students of teachers Adam Killip and Elizabeth Johnston will take two unusual things with them into their sixth-grade school year – their teachers. As presented to the Cape Elizabeth School Board last week, the fifth-grade teaching team is set to begin “looping” with the sixth-grade team of Joe Doane […]
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Scarborough business Town Hall draws crowd
About 50 business people participated in Scarborough’s first Small Business Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair. Susan deGrandpre facilitated the meeting portion of the event, which was held at the Scarborough Public Library. (Roberts photo)