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Abby's Road: My son explains it all

My son is almost 19 months old. Recently, he was trying to bite my kneecap as I bent down to put away some folded laundry. I turned to him and I said: “Son, what is up?” This was his answer: “What is up? You are up. The stairs are up. The kitchen stools are up. I l...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Portland should tap street-corner labor pool

I was relatively lucky to graduate from law school in 1986. The U.S. economy and employment rates were growing. Law firms were expanding and hiring, and increasing the opportunities for all law graduates. I took a job working for the federal government in Washington, D.C. By the early 1990...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:00 am

Letter: State should support schools, not flunk them

Like other Yarmouth residents, I was not surprised by the straight-A grades the Maine Department of Education bestowed on our schools. My daughter was the beneficiary of a challenging, caring education in our school system, and my stints as a substitute teacher have given me even more reason to c...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 9:20 am

Despite good grades, some school chiefs criticize state report card

FREEPORT — The Falmouth, Yarmouth and Chebeague Island school departments, Regional School Unit 5, and School Administrative District 51 generally received high marks in the first statewide report card for elementary and high schools. The grades from the Department of Education were ...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 1:20 pm

Yarmouth school chief choice expected soon

YARMOUTH — The School Superintendent Search Committee has presented finalists to the School Committee after narrowing down the field from about 20 applicants. Search Committee Chairwoman and School Committee member Margaret Groban said site visits from the finalists were expected thi...

News •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 7:50 am

Northern School Notebook: May 2

Falmouth students are Presidential Scholar semifinalists Falmouth High School seniors Caroline Levy and Emma Sapat were selected as two of the approximately 550 semifinalists to advance to the final round of the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars competition. Each year, up to...

Community •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Arthur Emile Frederiksen, 85: Dedicated to Falmouth

FALMOUTH – Arthur Emile Frederiksen, 85, died April 24 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a brief illness. Frederiksen was born May 13, 1927 in Portland, the fourth son of Oscar and Agnes Fredriksen. He grew up in Portland, attending Saint Dominic's School. In his...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Yarmouth Police Beat: May 2

Arrests 4/28 at 1:37 p.m. Dennis R. Junkins, 22, of Baywood Lane, was arrested on Baywood Lane by Officer Kevin Pedersen on a charge of aggravated assault. Summonses 4/25 at 2:42 p.m. Nathanial A. Veilleux, 25, of Hamel Street, Lewiston, ...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Northern Meetings: May 2

Chebeague Island Tues.  5/7  CISD School Committee  PH Cumberland Wed.  5/8  6 p.m.  Val Halla Board of Trustees  TH Falmouth Thur.  5/2  8 a.m.  Community Devel...

Community •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Chebeague Island Police Beat: May 2

Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 22-29.

Police Beat •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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