9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (88+ words) After the permanent closure of the Riverside Street facility, establishing a new location before winter hits is critical for the city....

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (714+ words) The Portland school district’s proposed budget would increase spending 4.7% and cut 20 positions, most of which are currently vacant. Superintendent Ryan Scallon laid out the $179.9 million proposal at a board meeting Tuesday night, when dozens turned out to oppose cuts to…...

5+ mon, 5+ day 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,…...

11+ mon, 2+ 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…...

11+ mon, 1+ week 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…...