The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
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Meth was mailed to suspect in South Portland standoff, authorities say
A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Source
South Portland forming municipal coalition to back pro-solar legislation, energy-saving construction
The coalition would push for an overhaul of ‘outdated energy policies at the state level that have not kept pace with progress’ when it comes to practices that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bill seeks to reduce state reliance on Long Creek Youth Development Center
Legislator Michael Brennan is calling for a task force to offer practices that phase out the need for the youth incarceration facility in South Portland.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Standoff in South Portland occurred after execution of federal search warrant
The warrant was obtained by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency official says.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Person barricaded in South Portland apartment taken into custody
The standoff began when police executed a ‘high-risk’ search warrant at the Kings Wood Park complex on Route 1, which officials believed might contain hazardous chemicals.
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South Portland assesses the needs of older residents in new report
A recent survey finds that many of the city’s seniors need help with home repairs and have a hard time getting around because of poorly maintained sidewalks and streets, especially in the winter.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Beem should consider the Democrats’ demise
In the Dec. 20 Southern Forecaster, Edgar Allen Beem has concluded the Republican Party is dead in his piece, “R.I.P., GOP.” I don’t often read Mr. Beem, but I do remember him pondering the eventuality of angry Trump supporters since Hillary Clinton’s election as president of the United States was a foregone conclusion. Based on […]
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South Portland middle school’s heat and odor problems fixed
Superintendent Ken Kunin says students will be welcomed back Wednesday to a building with “reliable” boilers and no heating oil odor.
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Nine housing projects in Maine receive federal aid
The $15.3 million in grants and loans are earmarked for affordable housing.