BETHEL — Students from Gould Academy have made 30 reusable bags that are being donated to the backpack food program at Crescent Park Elementary School. The program sends food home Fridays with children who otherwise might not have enough to eat on weekends. Principal Elaine Ferland said the bags are a “nice addition” to an important […]
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SAD 44 budget adds two pre-K classes
BETHEL — Crescent Park Elementary School will add two pre-kindergarten classrooms for the 2018-19 school year if the proposed budget is approved by voters June 12, Principal Elaine Ferland said. The $11.32 million budget includes a 2.2 percent increase in local taxes, according to a budget review sent to SAD 44 voters by Superintendent David Murphy. […]
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Eight SAD 44 teachers receive national certification
BETHEL — Eight teachers from School Administrative District 44 recently received accreditation from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Superintendent David Murphy called it “a very significant accomplishment.” “It is an intense, multiyear effort that involves a great deal of self-critique and personal growth,” Murphy said. “Their recognition is a tribute to their own […]
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Grandparents, Special Friends Day at SAD 44
BETHEL — Elementary schools in School Administrative District 44 participated in Grandparents and Special Friends Day, a tradition since 1990. In Kirsten Meader’s first grade classroom at Crescent Park Elementary School, students were overjoyed to show their grandparents and special friends what they do every day at school. “I was most excited about showing (my […]
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Bomb threat at Bethel school one of many nationwide
BETHEL — A bomb threat sent electronically to a computer printer at Crescent Park Elementary School on Memorial Day has been termed a hoax, according to the Maine Information and Analysis Center. In an email to the school on Tuesday, the center said that in the past past 48 hours several entities nationwide have received […]
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Bethel school principal retiring next month
BETHEL — Levi Brown, gym teacher and teaching principal of Crescent Park Elementary in Bethel, will retire from School Administrative District 44 next month. Brown received his teaching degree at Plymouth University in New Hampshire. He said playing games for a living sounded great to him, so he became a physical education teacher. In 2003, […]
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SAD 44 music teacher retiring
BETHEL — Linda Stowell, music teacher of over 28 years, will retire from School Administrative District 44 next month. Stowell received her teaching degree at the University of Portland-Gorham, now the University of Southern Maine. Raised in a musical household complete with a family band, Stowell said she knew she wanted a career in music, […]
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Pre-K, Head Start programs announced for Bethel
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors on Monday evening were given details about the prekindergarten and Head Start programs to be housed at Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel in the fall. The district has partnered with Community Concepts to help with the start-up of programs designed for 3- and 4-year-olds. Kim Bessette of […]
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Bethel women present gifts to homeless on Valentine's Day
BETHEL — The homeless population of Portland received something they were not expecting on Valentine’s Day — gift packages of clothing, bedding and treats from two Bethel women. Deirdre Fournier and Willow Ochtera saw a video about a similar homeless charity project and decided it was something they wanted to do. After making a Facebook […]