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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Its philosophy is based on the "school-within-a-school" concept. There are five "teams" and a student stays on the same team for all three years of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot" Richardson was the janitor for Black Point School and according to the Scarborough Town Report he was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… lead, voted to limit the speed of automobiles to eight miles an hour. By the spring of 1912, an automobile craze had hit the state and the number…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Century, the number of rural schools dwindled to eight – Farmington Falls, Briggs District (Red Schoolhouse), Fairbanks, Holley, Knowlton’s Corner…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Resettlement occurred in the fall of 1702 when eight men, likely accompanied by their families, sailed from Lynn to Black Point."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… • Text By: Spencer Martell and Paul Martin • Eight Grade Students at Piscataquis Community Middle School • Images from the Guilford Historical…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… eastward from the mouth of the Saco River and eight miles inland. In return Lewis and Bonython agreed to transport fifty persons within seven years…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… became interested in the area and in 1781 eight families spent their first winter in the new settlement."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… path of Route 1, and was funded by tolls of eight cents for a horse and twenty-five cents for a stagecoach."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"This school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… no backpacks and no homework, and we kept all our school books at school.” Throughout the next fifty years, homework cycled in and out of fashion…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"… Historical Society, the Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public Library. Each team has brought a unique compliment of strengths and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and ring a bell unless the school had a bell tower."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"It has partnered with both the Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Middle School on previous initiatives, most recently in the celebration…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"nurse, school nurse, editor, sales administrator, event planner and regulatory affairs specialist. Other interests are just as varied: conservation…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"This school, which opened on 8 April 1930, was the first in the nation to offer a campus-like flying school."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"After medical school at Kirksville (Missouri) College of Osteopathy, he completed his residency at the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… workshops at in-service day for Scarborough School Dept. educators Scanning session at the Scarborough Public Library March 2010 Dani Fazio offers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"Today the Scarborough Marsh is a classroom for school children, a delight for birders, a laboratory for biologists and naturalists, and a prime…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"At that time, it had eight rooms, four bedrooms and one bath. It was heated by oil and an old-fashioned wood stove despite the two fireplaces, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie Kaler Vaill."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… proximity to Portland and Boston, excellent schools, abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are factors that have…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… other than that experience he had little formal schooling. He was largely self-educated and a self-made man."