8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (545+ words) South Portland schools could cut 78 positions from next year's budget, including 42 fewer teachers, to hold the tax increase to 6%." The district's proposed spending plan for the 2026-27 school year includes the reduction of 42 teacher positions; 16 educational technicians and clerks; 14 food service,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (475+ words) On Day 1 of the fair, my twin brother, Don, and I, then age 8, scrubbed Ginger with Ivory soap and rinsed her with buckets of rainwater collected in an oak barrel on the farmhouse porch. On the third morning of the…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (240+ words) I'm laughing out loud at Ron Joseph's Sept. 2 "In the Field" column titled "Lovesick moose sparks sex education lesson," about an amorous male moose falling for an indifferent milking cow named Ginger. Joseph painted a hilarious snapshot of rural living…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (275+ words) Organizers are estimating about 1,400 attendees over the weekend. Photos by Portland Press Herald photographer Brianna Soukup. Two attendees walk the halls between activities at Furcationland at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland on Friday This is Furcationland's third…...