Portland school board chief sets goals

Kate Snyder targets a comprehensive plan, multi-year budgeting and new union contracts.

Mrs. Maine sets eyes on an international prize

Falmouth’s Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino is a writer, a spokeswoman and a mother of four.

Portland elected officials to be sworn in today

The mayor and city councilors will be sworn in at noon, followed by School Committee members at 4 p.m.

Dinner served with class

Succulent duck draped in a port wine sauce or tender lamb served with a tangy mint chutney.

Crisp salads drizzled with citrus vinaigrette or Stilton blue cheese dressings. Bakery favorites such as moist banana bread or caramel-soaked bread pudding.

Gourmet offerings like these are now available evenings in the public dining room of the culinary arts program at Southern Maine Community College.

SMCC puts focus on ‘green’ practices

Solar-panel installation is the latest effort to prepare students for careers linked to alternative energy.

A different take on bullying

For starters, we should stop teaching students not to tattle on their peers, an expert tells a group of parents.

Bruce Roberts Toy Fund: Cancer patient asks fund to give her children what she can’t

A woman undergoing chemotherapy prays to see ‘that twinkle in their eyes.’

L.L. Bean donates $12K to Portland school programs

The programs aim to increase high school completion rates.

Portland school to host anti-bullying expert

Stan Davis is a nationally known expert on strategies to prevent bullying.

Portland students make’pretty clever’ gadgets to assist seniors

With foam board, hinges, fabric and other materials, students from Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland solved some everyday problems for residents of the Inn at Village Square in Gorham on Monday.

Students in Julie Marshall’s technology class designed adaptive devices to help residents in the assisted-living community cope with two common challenges: carrying a cup of coffee while using a walker or wheelchair, and holding a book with weak or arthritic hands.

The sixth-graders produced their devices over the last two months and demonstrated them Monday afternoon before a few dozen residents in their community room. Each device got rave reviews.