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  • SAD 75, Harpswell charter school near special ed pact

    HARPSWELL — The charter school that plans to open this fall may contract with School Administrative District 75 for special education services. Harpswell Coastal Academy is also working on a transportation agreement with SAD 75, and is closing in on a lease of a former town school.

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 2:50 pm

  • South Portland City Council OKs budget, school iPads

    SOUTH PORTLAND — A reversal on school spending preceded approval of municipal spending at Monday night's City Council meeting. Councilors also postponed indefinitely an order to declare two Wythburn Road properties public nuisances, after they were satisfied with an

    David Harry • News •
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 2:40 pm
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  • Portland School Committee OKs retirement incentive

    PORTLAND — The School Committee approved a retirement incentive for qualifying teachers that could save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars next year. More than 200 employees are eligible for the retirement incentive that offers either a one-time payment of $10,000 or s...

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    Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  • Play aims to break silence, spark discussion about eating disorders

    PORTLAND — A socially charged and emotionally moving play about a teenager with an eating disorder will be performed for Freeport High School students on April 1 to illuminate eating disorders and how they affect individuals, their families, friends and communities. The national t...

    Amy Anderson • News •
    Monday, March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

  • Maine Festival of the Book returns April 2 in Portland

    PORTLAND — The third annual Maine Festival of the Book will bring book enthusiasts together for four days of literary celebration beginning Thursday, April 2. The free event is presented by the non-profit Maine Reads, chaired by first lady Karen M. Baldacci and will include daily ...

    Heather Gunther • News •
    Monday, March 23, 2009 at 12:12 pm

  • BIW union members face investigation

    BATH — Suspended officers of Bath Iron Works' largest union, Local S6, faced a preliminary inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to go ahead with a formal hearing into allegations they mismanaged the local.

    Alex Lear • News •
    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:53 pm

  • Energy workshop planned in Bath

    BATH — A workshop on ways to save energy will be held in the Bath City Hall auditorium from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.

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    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:22 pm

  • 'Jubilee' comes at critical time for Bath arts center

    BATH — The fifth Hot Chocolate Jubilee fundraiser next week comes at a crucial time for the financially strapped Chocolate Church Arts Center, where the impending layoff of Executive Director Roo Dunn was announced last week.

    Alex Lear • News •
    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm

  • Come and get 'em

    Amy Eldredge, 11, of Bowdoin, jumps for joy (and Thin Mints) last Sunday afternoon outside Tire Warehouse in Topsham, where Girl Scout Troops 1646 and 1647 were conducting a drive-up cookie sale for the third consecutive year. Joining Eldredge is her friend, Shawnee. (Keith Spiro photo)

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    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 1:48 pm

  • Machine move-in

    Harbor Technologies in Brunswick is the proud owner of a new pultrusion machine. The 40-foot machine, which arrived by truck Monday afternoon, pulls pieces of fiberglass fabric through a bath of resin and pushes them out through a precision-made steel die, "sort of like a big Play-Dough factory," en...

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    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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