Please vote Megan Lichter for the SAD 51 School Board. I have known Megan Lichter and her family for six years. She is an intelligent, thoughtful and compassionate person. Our school district would be so fortunate to have her time and energy dedicated to fostering communication and compromise within it. She is ready to ensure […]
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Letter: Vote Hohl and Lichter for SAD 51 board
I’ll be voting for Anneke Hohl and Megan Lichter for the SAD 51 School Board on June 13. From the moment I met Hohl, it was clear she has the talent and commitment to invest in our community. She’s an engaged community member, having spent time serving on the PTO, including as chairperson, and volunteering […]
Letter: SAD 51 candidate Hohl seeks out facts, perspectives
I am writing to share why I will be voting for Anneke Hohl for the Cumberland seat on the SAD 51 School Board. I have known her for six years in several different capacities, including volunteer work, athletic pursuits and friendship. Hohl’s qualifications can be found online, so I want to highlight some personal reasons […]
SAD 51 budget proposal up 7% over this year’s budget
The $47 million spending plan would raise the school portion of the Cumberland tax rate 4.6%.
SAD 51 ed techs, working without a contract since June, ‘just want a fair wage’
Ed techs and secretaries in the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district have been working without a contract since last June.
Letter: Use green tech to build new SAD 51 school
Going green provides SAD 51 many building options for new schools. An elementary school similar to what the district seeks to build existed at the current North Yarmouth Community Center for 30 years. This center has become a financial burden for the town and was considered as a site for a new school but rejected […]
Harper a ‘pawsitive’ force at Cumberland school
The therapy dog is part of Greely High School’s neuroscience-based animal-assisted education program, now in its 23rd year.
SAD 51 board opts to seek additional sites for new school
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board also calls for a community survey on the project to determine why last November’s effort failed.
Modular classrooms at center of SAD 51 five-year facilities plan
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board has approved a rearrangement of modular classrooms at Mabel I. Wilson school and the addition of more of the units at the middle school.
Cape Elizabeth and MSAD 51 differ in moving past failed school project votes
Voters in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland and North Yarmouth rejected multimillion dollar school projects, but the districts’ paths forward are different.