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A bright sky marks ‘bittersweet’ ceremony for new grads (June 13, 2008)

Council approved budget ups mil rate 56 cents (June 6, 2008)

Kaler Elementary students show off green thumbs (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Skillin School Fair offered fun for all (June 6, 2008)

Letter: School department thanks volunteers (May 30, 2008)

Weekly Interview: Caitie Whelan (May 23, 2008)

South Portland voters narrowly approve $42M school budget in first referendum (May 16, 2008)

City council approves $42M school budget (May 9, 2008)

‘They got the beat’ (May 9, 2008)

Letter: With school funding analogy is off limits (May 9, 2008)

Stand up to the union (May 2, 2008)

Weekly Interview: Meg Cerullo (April 25, 2008)

Letter: Comparing schools to business is unfair (April 25, 2008)

Weekly Interview: South Portland Amnesty International Club (Printed April 18, 2008)

Guest Editorial: School budget requires creativity, ‘strong spine’ (Printed April 18, 2008)

Consider ‘all the angles’ before raising taxes, residents say (Printed April 11, 2008)

Gailey outlines $83mil budget plan (Printed March 28, 2008)

Fate of Armory still unclear, officials say (Printed March 28, 2008)

Police departments receive grant to curb underage drinking (Printed March 21, 2008)

School board approves new district lines, $42.7M budget (Printed March 14, 2008)

School jobs on chopping block (Printed March 7, 2008)

Parents ‘blindsided’ by proposal (Printed March 7, 2008)

Proposed school budget heads before public, school board (Printed Feb. 22, 2008)

Weekly Interview: Craig Skeffington (Printed feb. 15, 2008)

Redistricting proposal sparks forums, debate (Printed Feb. 8, 2008)

Redistricting returns to forefront (Printed Jan. 25, 2008)

Riot Crew says ‘domo arigato’ (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Memorial students: ‘Imagine all the people, living life in peace’ (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

City looks to shore up ties to the north (Printed Jan. 11, 2008)

East Asia lands in South Portland (Printed Dec. 21, 2007)

Polling place consolidation considered (Printed Dec. 14, 2007)

Search on for 2007 Great Person award, nominations sought

Wide-eyed wonder: Students get up-close with the Nutcracker (Printed Nov. 30, 2007)

Editorial: Great People are all around (Printed Nov. 30, 2007)

High School bond backers try to pick up pieces (Printed Nov. 16, 2007)

Editorial: Voters keep close eye on wallets (Printed Nov. 9, 2007)

Ralph Baxter, Jr, Candidate for South Portland School Board (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

On the ballot: Voters head to polls Nov. 6 (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Editorial: Keep 'education' of of debate (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: School will be benefit to city (Printed Nov. 2, 3007)

Letter: Vote 'No' on school bond (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Say 'enough,' vote bond down (Printed Nov.2, 2007)

Letter: Bond: Money well spent (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Vital to support school bond (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Response to city councilors (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Band show a success (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Yeah Mr. J! (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Richard Carter: Candidate for South Portland School Board District 1 (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Sara Goldberg: Candidate for South Portland School Board District 2 (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Karen Callaghan: Candidate for South Portland School Board At -Large (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Taxpayers, take a close look at bond (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Bond presents false premise on learning (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

The beat of their own drums (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Council brainstorms on funding future projects (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Letter: How can project funds be justified? (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Letter: Bond issue on ballot of great importance (Printed Oct. 12, 2007)

Vietnam veteran hosts PTSD talk (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Letter: School expansion plan addresses needs (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Letter: Breakdown needed for how school funds spent (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Maine Harvest Day: Celebrating locally grown foods (Printed Sept. 28, 2007)

Stumping begins: Candidates gear up for elections (Printed Sept. 14, 2007)

Cape Eliz. to go it alone (Printed Aug. 24, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Suzanne Godin (Printed Aug. 17, 2007)

South Portland school district to stay independent (Printed Aug. 10, 2007)

South Portland aims to reduce financial obstacles to college

Governor launches ‘Take it Outside’ (Printed Aug. 3, 2007)

Municipal election season gets underway as nomination forms become available (Printed July, 27, 2007)

Consolidation continues to raise questions (Printed July 13, 2007)

City seeks safe routes for Small School (Printed June 29, 2007)

School officials learn more about school district consolidation law (Printed June 23, 2007)

Letter: Local district consolidation could have eliminated waste (Printed June 23, 2007)

The Class of 2007 (Printed June 15, 2007)

No district consolidation for Cape Eliz. or South Portland (Printed June 15, 2007)

Council wrestles with police requests (Printed June 15, 2007)

Editorial: NIMBY isn’t always wrong (Printed June 15, 2007)

Letter: Thanks to all those who volunteer to make South Portland schools great places to grow (Printed June 15, 2007)

So. Portland City Council passes $81M budget (Printed June 8, 2007)

Editorial "The Class of 2007" (Printed June 8, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Camp ConKaz (Printed June 1, 2007)

Letter: Gym class needs televised revolution to fight obesity epidemic (Printed June 1, 2007)

H.S. plan goes to voters (Printed May 25, 2007)

Council favors increased height for Waterman Drive parcel (Printed May 25, 2007)

Editorial: "Straw man district?" (Printed May 25, 2007)

Editorial "Consolidation without borders" Printed May 18, 2007

BREAKING: Jankowski resigns

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Gym class Rovolution" (Printed May 11, 2007)

Concern over turf field process (May 4, 2007)

Two groups of students again fail to make ‘adequate’ progress (Printed May 4, 2007)

City Council hears more on H.S. plan (Printed April 27, 2007)

Red Riots softball lose out to Biddeford in opener (Printed April 27, 2007)

Attorney General makes a case for early childhood intervention (Printed April 20, 2007)

Letter: S. Portland students shined during recent food drive (Printed April 20, 2007)

Get District Consolidation updates

Cape Elizabeth manager releases benchmark study (Printed April 13, 2007)

Editorial: Cape gets an ‘A’ for benchmark study (Printed April 13, 2007)

Council hears H.S. renovation plan, requests more information (Printed March 30, 2007)

School board approves budget (Printed March 16, 2007)

Redistricting can wait, school board likely to say (Printed March 9, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Wendy Houlihan (Printed March 2, 2007)

Letter: Consolidation opponents are not just educators (Printed Feb. 16, 2007)

Letter: What happens to federal dollars in district plan? (Printed Feb. 9, 2007)

SPHS student spreads word about community involvement (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Connie Goldman (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

Zack Anchors' Notebook: Your city in 1,000 words or less (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

Letter: Local control is about more than money (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

News Briefs (Printed Jan. 26)

Letter: Don't trust state with kids' education

Consolidation plan met with skepticism (Printed Jan. 12)

Weekly Interview: Claude Morgan (Printed Jan. 12)

Editorial: Regional school districts flawed (Printed Jan. 12)

One year in the Sentry– a look back at 2006 (Printed Jan. 5)