Library Media Specialist Earns Award When the pandemic limited in-person interactions that were the basis of many school events, Angie Jameson, director of library media services for Chagrin Falls Middle School, took action. Jameson had come across the idea for virtual interactive landscapes when searching for the hashtag #remotelearning on Twitter. The result was a […]
South Portland planning officials on Tuesday night will consider an unusual project that may help Maine meet its goals for producing climate-friendly energy.
Instead of reviewing proposals for new housing, business space and the like, the Planning Board will consider a site plan for an $8 million battery energy storage system, to be installed by New England Battery Storage Inc. on 1.5 acres of woodland near 2290 Broadway.
The storage system would essentially be a giant bank of batteries six 50-foot-long containers of them, each with 750 lithium-ion units. The batteries would store electricity produced by Maine solar- and wind-powered generators and send it out to the grid as needed.
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Jeffrey Perry (lower right), senior lecturer of global development, receives the Golden Owl award in a ceremony on Feb. 23 with virtual participation from the New York Farm Bureau, New York FFA, and Nationwide. Jeffrey Perry earns New York ag education award
March 5, 2021
Jeffrey Perry ’89, Ph.D.’ 18, senior lecturer in the Department of Global Development, received the Golden Owl award Feb. 23 in honor of his contributions to agricultural education in New York state.
The Golden Owl award a partnership between the New York Farm Bureau, New York FFA, and Nationwide honors ag educators statewide for teaching the next generation of agricultural leaders. This is the first year that the award has been given in New York.
The memorial service started with a procession that included a color guard team and bagpipers. Loved ones later shared their memories of Sgt. Jeffrey Reidy.