Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • 16

I Quebec City redericton 1 yy'Tr "a Montreal St John Greenville 2( Rangeleyl8OMMvmhmJ Lines separate high temperature zones for the day Concord 28 Portsmouth 29 1 Springfield 50s 40s RONTS: Hartford 32" The highs and lows as of 7 pm yesterday: 1995 Accu Wealher Inc Via Associated Ptass Snow lurries 24 25 2t: Mostly cloudy NH to consider Suspected arson charter schools Associated Press New Hampshire prepares for new statewide 911 system Associated Press rescue vehicles MAINE EXTENDED ORECAST WEATHER EYE PORTLAND ALMANAC DEGREE DAYS IN GREATER PORI LAND NATIONAL ORECAST XEM PER ATU RES ORECASTS OR MAINE ZONES WORLD TEMPERATURES 1 51 DeNutte translates the informa tion onto a preliminary map noting Portland high tides High tide heights Portland low tides Low tide heights Kittery high tides Kittery low tides Rockland high tides Rockland low tides SUNDAY: Chance of snow Low 0 to 10 north near 20 south High near 30 north and in the 30s south RIDAY: air Low 0 to 15 north 0 to 10 south High near 20 north to the lower 30s south irst quarter Jan 8 rom Eastport Maine to Merrimack River Mass (out to 25 nautical miles): Wind becoming northwest 15 to 25 knots Average sea 2 to 4 feet Visibility variable to a mile or less in snow in the morning Light freezing spray Tonight northwest wind increasing to 25 to 35 knots Average sea 3 to 6 feet Light to moderate freezing spray Thursday northwest wind 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots Average sea 2 to 4 feet 12:46 am 12:59 pm: 102 and 109 am 7:20 pm 0fi and 13 feet 12:39 am 12:52 am 7:21 pm 12:38 am 12:51 am 7:14 pm 46 14 46 05 36 22 23 18 42 08 18 30 51 45 73 33 46 43 18 20 16 New legislation would also let parents decide where their children should be educated Monday Jan 2 Degree days 37 average for date 43 total for month 69 for season 2501 season average 2820 last season to date 2710 High tech equipment maps the state so dispatchers can locate future callers SATURDAY: air north Clodding up chance of snow south Low 10 north to 15 south High 20 north 30s south bill also would allow parents to send their children to any public school willing to accept them Parents and the home school district would have to pay transportation and special education costs The idea is designed to make schools compete for pupils thereby spurring innovation and better teaching we need is superior quality cdy cdy jj rain snw cdy cdy" rain cdy ram clr cdy cdy cdy rain clr clr cdy ram I cdy cdy cdy charter schools would work because they would be accountable if they fail Parents and taxpayers could shut it down by pulling their children out or by cutting it from the school budget when its charter expires Applicants would be tested by the local school board to see if they have the expertise and means to support the tjpe of school they wish to create If approved locally the charter would have to be reviewed and approved by the state Board of Education Local taxpayers would have to approve the charter school during the school annual meeting Charters would be re newed every five years Two day forecast: Scattered flurries cloudy clear cold Today in southern Maine look for mostly cloudy skies and scattered flurries then partly cloudy High near 30 and wind becoming northwest at 10 to 15 mph Tonight will be clear and cold low 5 to 10 Thursday will start sunny then clouds will increase High in the mid 30s i nities and we must do that without debating about it for the next 10 years Rubens said Under his bill anyone could apply to the local school board for a five year charter The bill would prohibit private schools or churches from starting charter schools Nils Larson chairman of the Associated Press Rescue personnel carry a Lawrence Mass man from his burning triple decker apartment building Tuesday morning He was slightly injured when he fell off a ladder used to rescue him from the fire Neighbors freed him after finding him bound and gagged inside the building Police believe the Dre was arson but gave no other information about the man's circumstances name changes if they decide to make changes and the map is revised He said driven through more than 40 of the 140 communities that have requested state mapping help and have drawn up final maps for five Other communities are addressed already or have private firms doing the mapping Towns will have copies of the 4V tO ensures or essentially no cost teens to lower 20s 12 13 14: Mostly cloudy with scattered flumes High in the 20s Light wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph Tonight partly cloudy and cold Low 5 to 15 Thursday increasing clouds in the afternoon High in the upper teens 7 8' 9 10 11: Mostly cloudy with light snow likely High 20 to 25 Light wind becoming north west 10 to 15 mph Tonight partly cloudy and cold Low 10 to 20 Thursday increasing clouds chance of light snow High 15 1 2 3 4 5 6: Mostly cloudy light snow likely High 15 to 20 Light wind becoming north west 10 to 15 mph Tonight partly cloudy and cold Low 5 to 15 Thursday sunny clouds in the afternoon High in the single numbers where in the state to dial 91 1 and be computer connected in seconds to a police fire or rescue dispatcher Only some communities have 911 access now the unnamed roads Towns add It also will let emergency dis patchers know the address even if the caller speak or if someone slams the phone before a caller can yell for help As the van crawls at 12 15 mph along New main streets and back roads its satellite equipment called the Global Posi tioning System records its exact location a video camera records the scene and an E9U office employee The van highlights the technology developing the system but E911 Director Bruce Cheney uses old fashioned techniques too spoken to somewhere around 205 boards of selectmen out of he said answering questions about why towns should rename their roads He said he gets a good reception in most communities but some have problems with the politics of chang ing road names fact that we offer mapping and addressing assistance has really he said think the towns appreciate project where the state comes in and gives them ahajii at 1l a a 23 scattered flurries then partly cloudy High near 30 Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph Tonight clear and cold Low 5 to 10 Thursday sunny then increasing clouds High in the mid 30s 18 19 20 21: Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries then partly cloudy High 25 to 30 Wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph Tonight clear and cold Low 5 to 10 Thursday sunny then increasing clouds High 20 to 25 15 16 17 22 27 28 29 30: Periods of light snow becoming partly cloudy with scattered flur ries Total accumulation an inch or two Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph High 25 to 30 Tonight becoming mostly clear and cold Low 5 to 10 Thursday mostly sunny High in the upper road trips onto detailed maps said tiie van went on the road June 1 and it already has run up more than 22000 miles a high tech part of a crucial element of the E911 system: making sure homes have a specific and easily identifiable address The sys tem assigns each 50 foot section of road an address Towns can go along with the numbering system or devise their own They also are asked to name unnamed roads (some towns hare a handful others hare dozens) and change confusing names to make it easier to find someone who is calling for help The system will allow people any Sunny Pt Cloudy Cloudy 66 33 59 20 43 43 36 39 50 24 30 43 57 53 86 48 69 58 32 33 32 amarttyigl Burlington 19 Showers Rain possible Chance snow CONCORD NH People who are dissatisfied with education in their local school district and believe education and educational opportu tney couia do a better job could get a cnance to try A bill expected to be introduced this session could clear the way for charter schools which would be run by communities businesses and teachers The bill also would let parents choose which public school their children attend Sen Jim Rubens Hanover and House Education Committee said omer advocates say cnarter schools spur educational reform because teachers and parents determine what is taught and how feel ostracized in this state when they try to bring new ideas to their he said Charter schools are funded by local tax dollars but operate outside the school direct control and have few state restrictions They would have to abide by discrimina tion safety and special education laws Gov Steve Merrill and state Board of Education Chairman Ovide Lamontagne have said they support the concept of charter schools PROVIDENCE RI Lincoln Almond was sworn in as governor Tuesday and promised to deliver a corruption free administration whose goal is to provide Rhode Islanders with a state government they can be proud of too many years the average Rhode Islander has felt disengaged and left out of the process of govern ment My commitment to you is that will change from this day the Republican governor said all commit ourselves today to writing a new chapter in the long proud history of Rhode Almond 58 was sworn in as the 56th governor of the state of just under 1 million residents under a bright blue sky on the south steps of the Statehouse About 500 residents public officials and invited guests bundled against the crisp January air looked on can and will change the way state government does said Almond as his wife Marilyn and outgoing Democratic Gov Bruce Sundlun and his wife Marjorie looked on Almond the first Rhode Island governor elected to a four year term said he has appointed a task force to study the Providence Place Mall proposal Speaking to reporters later Almond said despite his campaign promise to stop the mall he no longer is certain that is be possible He noted that it was the proposed public financing of a mall pricing garage not the return of retail shopping to downtown Providence that he opposed Onlookers twice applauded Almond during his inaugural speech when he promised to politics and promised not to forget that here today not because of me but because of do not hare all the answers" Almond said one does But what I can and will do is to give it to you straight push politics aide anA come to work every May for all the citizens of Rhode Island" CONCORD NH A slow moving van with flashing yellow lights is driving thousands of miles in New Hampshire mapping commun ities for the statewide Enhanced 911 emergency system scheduled to start operating six months from this week Peter DeNutte who is in charge of translating the data gathered on the HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN STORMS LURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT CLOUDY CLOUDY 8d Portland Press Herald Wednesday January 4 1995 Os A A I 1 A ORECASTS OR REGIONAL HIGHS COLD WARM STATIONARY Pressure By Paul Cousins WGME chief meteorologist Snow squall? Snow fluny? What is the difference? Any resem blance to storm? Not! We meteorologists are veiy exacting nucu wu ucdcuuc uie vcuiuud wtctuiei types A snow flurry is a brief intermittent period of light snow emphasis on the concept light lurries rarely provide anything more than a dusting On the other hand a snow squall is a more pronounced burst of snow Squalls are also of short duration yet their intensity can generate up to an inch maybe even two inches of fluff in as little as 15 or 20 minutes They are often produced by a sharp temperature drop which wrings the last ounces of moisture from the air These squalls will most likelv eruot with the arrival of the arctic front later today At this point I expect them to remain over the hills and mountains Just in case keep a weather eye out to the west this afternoon RI governor pledges end to corruption Lincoln Almond a Republican takes the oath of office in Providence the first chief of state elected to a four year term Associated Press Last quarter Jan 23 7:15 am 4:17 pm 9 hr 2 mm 7 mm 9:02 am 8:30 pm 28 6 64 in 1950 31 18 1981 12 none 138 inches138 inches 025 inches Source: National Weather Service at Portland International Jetport New Jan 1 Sun rises today Sun sets today Daylight today Increase since Dec 22 Moon rises Moon sets mean temperature Departure from normal Record high date Normal high dale Record low date Normal low date Precipitation for 24 hours ending at 7 pm totals at 12:01 am yesterday Total for year Normal for year ull Jan 16 Augusta Hr 1 Lewiston 26 1 28 I keeps up a running dialog noting maps which they can supplv homes or other landmarks' and police cruisers fire engines entering information in the Wm Caribou 1 1 vXvi Jp 1 Vl Ji a wtL i Bangor 25 A A Wjfl of 4 i LJ Yarm SHS St zT 1 i 9 VJ 13 KXTTm 17 20s VIOsN wJ ftylA 30s Tffl 11 one VA sa I i60sy rsmr xdr ouaiuil JU 1 i riuviuenue ju TaSnsvj 3 Oi dfl 3 XXXXX XXXX jA i ry' 1 4 flip A ISsCL 7LL yT'Jn 70s I 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 4 I City Hi Lo Caribou 19 13 Portland 28 19 Eastport na na Augusta 28 19 Greenville 25 15 Bangor 27 15 Houlton 22 07 Brunswick na 20 Rumford 34 17 City Hi Lo Otlk Denver 26 08 cdy Orlando Atoany NY 26 08 cdy Des Moines 14 09 clr Philadelphia Albuquerque 41 22 Detroit W18 05 snw Phoenix Anchorage 35 29 cdy Duluth i 02 06 cdy Pittsburgh Atlanta 42 22 cdy Honolulu '81 64 clrV Portland Ore Atlantic City 35 20 cdy Houston 47 33 cjy Raleigh de Baltimore 32 17 cdy Jackson 41 22 cdy Reno Billings VVu 30 20 clr Juneau 30 25 cdy Richmond i 3718 cdy Kansas City 21 08 clr Sacramento Bismarck 12 01 Las Vmjas 50 36 rain St Louis' Boise 28 14 clr Little lock 36 19 cdy Salt Lake City Buffalo NY 21 10 snw Los Angeles 62 49 cdy SanAntoniOr Burlington ci 23 08 snw Louisville 26 09 cdy San Diego Charleston SC 51 31 cdy Memphis 35 20 clr rancisco Charleston WV 23 08 snw Miami Beach 79 60 cdy Sanjuan Charlotte NC 43 21 cdy Milwaukee 12 04 cdy Seattle 9' Cheyenne 26 14 clr Minneapolis 03 01 clr Tampa Chicago 6 V1 0 03 clr Nashville i 17 cdy Tucson Cincinnati i' 17 04 snw NowOrleahs 45 35 cdy Tulsa Cleveland 17 06 snw New York City 32 18 cdy Washington Dallas 37 28 cdy Omaha 17 04 clr Wilmington Cities Hi Lo Wtr rankfurt 37 32 cdy New Delhi 65 38 clr Athens 3 61 55 rain Geneva 29 31 snw Paris 37 30 cdy Auckland VW 68 59 rain Hong Kong 64 61 rain Rome 55 37 rain Barbados 84 73 cdy Jerusalem 64 48 clr Sanjuan 84 75 cdy Beijing 34 23 cdy London 37 30 clr Sao Paulo 84 68 cdy Berlin 32 25 clr Madrid 46 37 clr Singapore 90 77 clr Bermuda 70 66 cdy Mexico City 5 68 46 cdy Sydney 71 60 rain Bogota 70 32 clr Moscow 34 28 snw Taipei 63 57 clr Cairo 68 48 clr Nairobi 77 57 clr 3' Tokyo 46 36 cdy Dublin 45 28 rain Nassau 82 68 clr Vancouver 37 25 clr PORTLAND ALMANAC DEGREE DAYS IN GREATER PORTLAND EST A I MP RATU RES ORECASTS OR MAINE ZONES TIDES WORLD TEMPERATURES 9 I.