Civil rights leader tells graduates of Bates College: ‘You must find a way to...
LEWISTON — U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis recalled the impact of a Bates College graduate on his own life and urged those graduating in 2016 to serve humanity. In a speech that brought several standing...
View ArticleVoters to decide $34.9 million SAD 51 budget
Residents in Cumberland and North Yarmouth will decide a $34.9 million budget to fund School Administrative District 51 next year. The budget referendum will be held June 14. The proposed budget is 3.5...
View ArticleBrunswick schools regaining financial footing after base closure
Brunswick schools are only now recovering from the devastating impact of the naval air station’s closure in 2011. “I think we are just starting to get out of the abyss,” said Superintendent Paul...
View ArticleSchool sexual assault case tears apart Idaho town
DIETRICH, Idaho — The first child they adopted was a 2-year-old from the Marshall Islands who had rotten teeth and a large abscess covering the side of his face. At the time, the family of Tim and...
View ArticleCape Elizabeth hires interim school superintendent
The Cape Elizabeth School Board announced Tuesday that it has hired an interim superintendent for the coming school year while the search continues for a replacement for outgoing Superintendent...
View ArticleTwo candidates from Cumberland running for vacant school board seat
A former school board member from Cumberland is campaigning to reclaim the seat from which he resigned last year, but must defeat a former town councilor to do so. Peter Wilson briefly served on the...
View ArticleR.I. boarding school sex abuse probe ends with no charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A state police investigation into dozens of sexual abuse allegations at a prestigious boarding school has concluded with no criminal charges, authorities announced Thursday. Police...
View ArticleBiddeford voters to consider $35.1 million school budget
Biddeford residents will vote June 14 on a $35.1 million education budget that adds a STEM academy for middle schoolers and addresses capital needs, but does not raise local property taxes. The budget,...
View ArticleSaco residents to vote on $34 million school budget
Saco residents will vote June 14 on a $34 million school budget that does not impact local taxes. Despite a $1 million reduction in state education aid, the budget is only about $140,000 higher than...
View ArticleScarborough voters to consider 5 percent school budget increase
Scarborough voters will go to the polls June 14 to consider a proposed $47.5 million school budget for 2016-17 that’s $2.3 million or 5 percent higher than the current spending plan. The municipal,...
View ArticleWestbrook superintendent takes job in Mount Desert school district
The Westbrook schools’ chief is leaving the district to become superintendent of Mount Desert Island Regional School System. Marc Gousse, who was the principal of Westbrook High School for 10 years and...
View ArticleMatt Damon shares advice from Bill Clinton at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Matt Damon spoke to Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates Friday and passed on a little advice he got from former President Bill Clinton. The actor, who grew up near the...
View ArticleN.H. Community College System freezes tuition again
CONCORD, N.H. — The Community College System of New Hampshire is freezing its tuition for the 2016-17 academic year. The board of trustees voted Thursday to keep in-state tuition at the state’s seven...
View ArticleYarmouth school budget foes make final push in advance of town meeting vote
YARMOUTH — Opponents of the proposed school budget are ramping up get-out-the-vote efforts in a bid to defeat the spending plan at the town meeting Tuesday and in a referendum the following week. The...
View ArticleBonny Eagle school district to elect board members, vote on budget
Residents of Standish, Buxton and Hollis will go to the polls June 14 to elect representatives to the School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors. The election comes on the heels of a series of...
View ArticleSouthern Maine graduates show their true colors
As rites of passage go, high school graduations are a relatively ubiquitous experience. Students gathered in Saco, Old Orchard Beach and elsewhere Sunday to listen to “Pomp and Circumstance” and take...
View ArticleYarmouth overwhelmingly approves school spending proposal
YARMOUTH — An overwhelming majority of the more than 500 residents who packed the gymnasium Tuesday night at Harrison Middle School supported a $36 million municipal spending plan, including a $23.1...
View ArticleBorrowing supported to renovate 4 Portland elementary schools
About a dozen parents spoke at the Portland school board meeting Tuesday, most urging support for a proposed $70 million bond to renovate four of the city’s elementary schools. A handful, however,...
View ArticleLocal high schools list top students
Berwick Academy Cum Laude Claire Breger-Belsky; Maggie Bristol; Nina Dashti-Gibson; Christina Grassie; Sahana Heiderscheidt; Mason Jacques; Ellen Lynch; Nate McCrone; Eric Rawn; Katherine Reid; Julia...
View ArticlePortland High graduates 191 at commencement that reflects diversity
Portland High School handed diplomas to 191 Class of 2016 graduates Wednesday morning at Merrill Auditorium – the school’s 195th commencement. The ceremony included remarks by Interim Portland...
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