Second in a series. “You are here,” I say to myself, as I mentally place my finger on a signpost at the crossroad pictured in my mind. No matter which direction I choose, the road ahead is a long one, and it’s likely I’ll be traveling quite a distance before I encounter any kind of […]
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Scarborough teachers agree to hold the line on cost-of-living raises
SCARBOROUGH — Teachers have agreed to forgo a cost-of-living salary increase for fiscal year 2010, School Board Chairman Brian Dell’Olio said Saturday. The agreement represents a $140,000 savings from the 1 percent increase budgeted for 2010 and affects about 300 teachers and others in the bargaining unit, board member Annalee Rosenblatt said. The teachers’ contract […]
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There's a new chief in town
Portland’s new chief of police, James Craig, is joined in the State of Maine Room at City Hall by his wife Mary, left, daughter Erica and mother Eleanor, Friday morning after being sworn in. Craig, a 28-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, who most recently was commanding officer of LAPD’s West Los Angeles […]
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Drug, alcohol survey reveals disturbing trends for Cape Elizabeth, S. Portland, Scarborough students
CAPE ELIZABETH — An incident involving alcohol consumption by high school students at this year’s state drama festival briefly put the problem of teenage drinking back in the spotlight. But a new survey of students suggests the underlying problem is unlikely to fade as quickly as the recent publicity did. According to their responses to the 2008 […]
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Minding the marsh
Whatever the opposite of “buried treasure” is, it was probably picked up in Scarborough Marsh on Saturday, April 25. Camden McFadden led his mom, Cary, and sister Sawyer, as they cleaned up along Route 1, part of the fifth annual clean-up day for the marsh and local beaches. (Rich Obrey photo)
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Public speaks out against Scarborough school budget cuts
SCARBOROUGH — About a hundred people crowded into Town Council Chambers for Wednesday night’s budget hearing. During nearly two hours of public comment, 32 people addressed the Finance Committee’s recommended cuts of more than $800,000 to the school budget. Of those who spoke, only two supported the reductions. The Board of Education presented a budget […]
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Worshipers ready for first service in new South Portland synagogue
SOUTH PORTLAND — Members of a Westbrook Street synagogue are realizing a nearly decade-old dream this week: Having a house of worship that is uniquely and distinctly their own. For the last 20 years, Congregation Bet Ha’am has adapted to a series of temporary and rented homes. Most recently, the synagogue has transformed the circa-1937 […]
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Art for all
Cape Elizabeth’s Pond Cove and Middle School halls were filled with students, parents and community members Wednesday for the third annual Arts Night. There were performances by middle school drummers, the Jazz Band and Pond Cove Arts Night Choir. Maine College of Art students and other visiting artists created projects with students and a Young […]
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Dragons at Dike Newell
Students at Dike Newell Elementary School in Bath act out the part of a dragon on April 28 as Jessica Holloway, director of The Ballet School/Maine Coastal Youth Ballet, asks them what a dragon might look like. Holloway brought a group of high-school-aged dancers to present selections from their upcoming show, “Enora and the Dragon,” […]
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Correction
An article in the April 17 edition of The Forecaster about the potential closure of the West Harpswell School should have said the school’s projected enrollment, and not the combined enrollment with the Harpswell Islands School, is expected to drop to 55-58 students by 2011.