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Long Island students become successful gardeners
This spring, the teachers at the Long Island school developed a gardening curriculum as an extension of the fitness and nutrition program that began last year. With the help of a grant from MBNA, the school purchased a small greenhouse and supplies to begin gardening, and the students planted seeds in early April. Over the
Weather fails to dampen Long Island’s town meeting
On May 13 the Town of Long Island gathered at the community center for its 14th annual town meeting. Despite torrential rain and wind the meeting drew an excellent turnout, with 104 registered voters as well as many guests including Donna Damon, a Chebeague island resident and candidate for State Representative; John Simpson, a candidate
Long Island creates an entity to manage former Navy land
A recent hazy, hot Saturday morning found the Long Island community once again gathered for town meeting. The annual town meeting held May 14 reached a standstill with Articles 53 and 54, which addressed the ownership of land once used by the Navy as a fueling depot during World War II. The land is currently
Long Island holds town meeting, postpones vote on land with oil tanks
Long Island’s 12th annual Town Meeting, held on Saturday, May 14, was very well attended. Over 100 community members and many guests squeezed into the VFW hall for the four-hour meeting, which was led by moderator Mark Greene. After a lengthy discussion on the final two articles, addressing the ownership of the land containing oil
Casco Bay schools meet, share ideas
On April 6, teachers, staff, parents, and community members from four Casco Bay islands came together to discuss issues facing island schools. The meeting, organized by the Island Institute and held at the Portland offices of Casco Bay Lines, brought together representatives from the schools on Cliff, Chebeague, Long and Peaks. The idea was to
Teaching by doing
The students at the Long Island School are the proud parents of baby lobsters! This spring the school has been participating in the Lobster Larvae in the Classroom project, designed by The Lobster Conservancy (TLC). The lobster “nursery” is located in the basement of the school, where the larvae are frequently visited by the students,
Long Island students visit Bowdoin
The students of the Long Island School attended their first day of college on Feb. 7. The day consisted of a tour of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and lunch in the dining hall, and finished with a visit to Anne Henshaw’s “Anthropology of the Islands” class. The trip kicked off a semester-long collaborative project between