TOPSHAM — After 15 years with School Administrative District 75, including the past few months as interim principal at Mt. Ararat High School, Donna Brunette will now officially have that job. The SAD 75 Board of Directors on March 27 unanimously approved hiring Brunette, who previously spent 12 years as an assistant principal at Mt. […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
The beat goes on in Brunswick
Fourth-grade students at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick beat on African-style drums during a March 28 performance led by Portland percussionist Annegret Baier. The performance was the culmination of Baier’s three-week residency on West African culture. The residency was made possible by Arts Are Elementary, a local nonprofit.
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Falmouth councilors plan private meeting to reconsider assessing change
FALMOUTH — The Town Council will likely re-open discussions next week on its recent decision to outsource the town’s assessing department to Cumberland County. On Monday, the council scheduled a special, closed-door meeting for Thursday, April 10, after a request by Councilor Russ Anderson, who is a staunch opponent of the change in assessing practice. […]
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North Yarmouth selectmen send reduced budget to Town Meeting, will search for new town manager
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved a $2.4 million fiscal 2015 municipal budget, down slightly from this year. Residents will vote on the spending plan at Town Meeting on Saturday, April 12. The board also voted, 4-1, with Clark Whittier opposed, to advertise for applicants for a new town manager. […]
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Falmouth assembles school administrative changes
FALMOUTH — The School Department is in the midst of a hiring blitz, which includes a new principal, two assistant principals and a special education director. On April 7, the School Board is expected to appoint Janet Adams as the new principal for Falmouth Middle School, replacing retiring principal Sue Palfrey, according to a news […]
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Freeport paving plan irks some Wardtown Road residents
FREEPORT — Seemingly everyone can agree that Wardtown Road needs to be repaired. But the exact nature of those repairs – and more specifically, whether and to what extent the road’s shoulders should be paved – was debated at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting during a public hearing on a proposed five-year capital budget. The plan calls for $1 […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland's art dilemma: Artists make the city cool, then can't find space to work
PORTLAND — For artists and musicians, it’s a cruel cycle. Time after time, in city after city, artists take over blighted neighborhoods, inject them with color and life, then find themselves driven out by rising costs. “Artists make it cool, and then they can’t afford to live there anymore,” said Alice Kornhauser, board president of […]
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Feisty Obama says 7.1 million signed up for health coverage
It’s an unexpected comeback after a disastrous rollout sent his poll numbers plummeting.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Maine lawmakers approve bill to block foreign tax havens
Supporters say the bill would bring millions more in tax revenue to the state and level the playing field for small businesses, but some Republicans say it would discourage business investment.
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Turning a page at Mason-Motz in Falmouth
Laurie Hunt checks out the selections at a book sale Saturday, March 29, at the Mason-Motz building in Falmouth, where the town also held an open house for residents to discuss new programming and uses being considered for the former school at 192 Middle Road. They include making space for Community Programs offices.