http://seanflaherty.org State Representative - District 127, Scarborough Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:03:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maine’s School Funding Formula Doesn’t Add Up! Our kids are paying the price Teachers are loosing their jobs We MUST re-examine how we fund education in Maine, so this doesn’t happen to us again. At the March 4th Scarborough School Board Meeting, while working with the Scarborough School Board on the budget crisis, Representative ... http://seanflaherty.org/schoolbudget STORM SWIM TEAM COACH LOOKS BACK From the March 5th Scarborough Leader Written by Martha Williams, Special Contributor With a strong showing in the state meets and a win in the South Western Conference Championship, Red Storm swimming has reason to be proud. Coached by Sean Flaherty, class of 2003, and current State Representative ... http://seanflaherty.org/mar5-storm-swim-coach-looks-back Efficiency Maine Awards $635,000 for New Energy Efficiency Projects Town of Scarborough Secures $33,000 for Infrared Heaters & Lighting Retrofits Augusta, Maine— The Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine program announced the award of $635,000 for energy efficiency projects at 19 commercial, municipal and non-profit facilities across Maine.    The funding is ... http://seanflaherty.org/mar4-efficiency-grant-awarded-to-scarborough Partisan showdown undermines needs of Maine workers Contributed by Rep. Flaherty to the Augusta Insider March 1st, 2010 Let me preface this, my first contribution to the Augusta Insider, by saying that I honestly believe most folks who are elected to go to Augusta believe that they can work in a bipartisan ... http://seanflaherty.org/mar1-partinship-undermines-working-families Bill to stimulate, not mandate, energy savings BY ETHAN WILENSKY-LANFORD, Staff Writer From the February 23rd, Kennebec Journal A bill some believe could spark a new industry based on creating efficiencies in the state's electricity market has garnered the unanimous support of the Legislature's Utilities and Energy Committee. L.D. 1647 would require the Public ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb23-energy-savings-bill-passes-ute Dear Editor: Last week’s article in the Scarborough Leader (“Groups seek to ensure play open to all”) made some very strong points regarding High School sports in Scarborough.  However, it failed to mention that at least two teams at the Varsity level already have significant financial burdens. Scarborough obviously doesn’t have the ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb19-swim-team-not-new-to-fees AUGUSTA, MAINE - A bill sponsored by Representative Sean Flaherty of Scarborough was voted unanimously "Ought to Pass" today by the legislature's Utilities and Energy Committee.  The bill, LD 1646 (HP 1174) "An Act To Establish a Broadband Policy for Maine," will help to better utilize stimulus funds and deliver ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb18-flahertys-bill-clears-committee HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Morse takes Class A title BY KEVIN THOMAS BRUNSWICK -- Morse High swimming coach Todd Marco arrived for the finals of the Class A state girls state swimming and diving championship Tuesday night with a newly-styled mohawk, courtesy of his swimmers. "I told the girls they could do ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb16-storm-girls-swim-to-runners-up Testimony of Rep. Sean Flaherty to the Joint Committee on Utilities and Energy: Members of the Joint Committee on Utilities and Energy, I am Sean Flaherty, and I represent District 127. It’s my pleasure to present to you, LD 1578, An Act To Provide for Equitable Sharing by Service Providers of the ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb17-flaherty-introduces-bill-to-ute-committee Clean sweep for Gravel; another win for Bangor KEVIN THOMAS, Staff Writer From the Portland Press Herald February 15th, 2010 BRUNSWICK — Bangor High again brought enough depth and divers to win the Class A boys´ swimming and diving championship Monday night at Bowdoin College. The Rams did not win one individual swimming event, ... http://seanflaherty.org/feb15-scarborough-boys-swimming-state-runners-up