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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

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

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

Cumberland Police Beat: May 2

Arrests 4/22 at 7:30 p.m. Jonathan Sonia, 35, of Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, was arrested by Officer Antonio Ridge on Thomas Drive on a charge of violation of conditions of release, and issued a summons on a charge of driving to endanger. ...

Police Beat •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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

Jennings: Injury prevents re-election bid in Cumberland

No contests in council, School Board elections CUMBERLAND — Barring any write-in campaigns, it is likely that everyone who submitted nomination papers for next month's Town Council and School Board elections will win. Councilors Mike Perfetti and Jon Jennings have chosen not...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 12:10 pm

N. Yarmouth budget could drop 9.5%, taxes could rise 4%

NORTH YARMOUTH — Next year's municipal budget could drop 9.5 percent, but reduced revenues could cause town taxes to increase 4 percent. Those numbers are based on a Board of Selectmen recommendation to spend $2.4 million in fiscal 2014, an approximately $253,000 reduction from the c...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:50 am

3 candidates for 2 seats on North Yarmouth Board of Selectmen

NORTH YARMOUTH — Three candidates filed papers for election to the Board of Selectmen. There are two seats on the June ballot: Chairman Steve Palmer of Mountfort Road is running for another term, while fellow Selectman Rob Wood has chosen not to seek another term. Clark Whitti...

News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:30 am

Portland business brings composting to the masses

PORTLAND — Tyler Frank believes garbage bags may someday be obsolete. The Vesper Street resident is one of the founders of Garbage to Garden, a community-based curbside composting service that was launche...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:00 am

Youth Court in Portland, Yarmouth aims to repair wrongs, not punish kids

YARMOUTH — A program in Maine is helping first-time juvenile offenders avoid the traditional justice system and repair any harm they've done to the community. The program, called Youth Court, is appearing around the country in an effort to provide what is known as "restorative" ...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:10 am
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