Deering wants time on a new parquet floor, but PHS parents object PORTLAND — Residents are accustomed to the rivalry between Portland and Deering high schools on the basketball court. But now they’re competing over the hardwood itself. A request has been made by Deering High School for court time at the Portland Expo, which […]
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Portland school task force eyes middle school changes
PORTLAND — A group charged with laying the foundation for a strategic plan for the city’s aging school facilities has given guidance to its consultants, who will prepare their report over the next month. One change being contemplated is reducing the number of middle schools from three to two, while adjusting the age groups that […]
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Living the life of a 'mazek'
New autobiography recounts life of Rabbi Harry Z. Sky FALMOUTH — Sitting in his comfortable apartment at the Oceanview Retirement Community in Falmouth, Rabbi Harry Z. Sky is surrounded by a lifetime’s collection of artwork that includes Native American Inuit sculpture, autographed Tom Jones photography and a life-sized marble bust of himself created by a […]
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Yarmouth School Committee sets budget hike at 1.85 percent
YARMOUTH — The School Committee unanimously approved a fiscal 2010 budget of $19.4 million, 1.85 percent larger than this year, and will present it to the Town Council on April 2. The council will hold a series of public hearings on the town and school budget starting Thursday, April 9. Toby Dilworth, chairman of the […]
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Yarmouth students celebrate a year of green activism
YARMOUTH — On a gray and misty Friday morning, students at Harrison Middle school donned green clothing and sandwich board signs to promote Green Streets Day, a day to travel by biking, walking, carpooling or taking public transportation. Last Friday marked the first anniversary of the students’ participation in the earth-friendly transportation movement. Portland Green […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Chopping along
A Coast Guard cutter breaks ice on the Kennebec River below The Chops in Woolwich on Monday. The operation is intended to minimize flooding as the river rises because of spring snowmelt. (Jessica Mague photo)
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Dan Robinson uses a snow blower to clear the third green at South Portland Municipal Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon. Tucked below a small hill along Westbrook Street, he said the green and the slope above it are usually one of the last holes to hold the winter’s snow. (Michael Barriault photo)
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RSU 1 voters approve Woolwich school
WOOLWICH — Voters across the five communities of Regional School Unit 1 rallied overwhelmingly Wednesday behind the proposal to build a new Woolwich Central School. Superintendent of Schools William Shuttleworth said the referendum passed 984-218. The votes were 260-47 in Bath, 66-5 in Arrowsic, 105-65 in Phippsburg, 88-31 in West Bath and 465-70 in Woolwich. “This […]
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Maple Sunday mist
Janck Underwood, left, Andrea Connor, Diane Goddard, and Hillary Conner view the maple evaporator at Pleasant Valley Farms is Cumberland last Sunday, when the farm opened its doors to the public for Maine Maple Sunday. (Matthew DeLorme photo)Gene Weir, owner of Pleasant Valley Farms, tends the fire in the evaporator. The large, multi-chambered contraption cooks […]
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South Portland taxes rise as budget shrinks
SOUTH PORTLAND — A public hearing on the proposed budget for next year is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 25 Cottage Road. City Manager Jim Gailey has proposed a $80.28 million budget for fiscal 2010, which starts July 1. The budget, which includes school spending, represents […]