REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK CITY Edition

• Published in: Portland press herald
• Main Author: Joshua L. Weinstein, Mark Shanahan, David Hench and Kelley Bouchard, staff writers, contributed to this column
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Portland, Me Portland Newspapers 03.06.2000
• Subjects: Chin, Philip; Dion, Mark; Dion, Patricia; Dion, Sheriff Mark N; Twomey, Joanne

The brochures were distributed through Portland public schools, local service agencies and major employers such as Barber Foods and Cozy Harbor Seafood. School programs teaching English as a second language are important, [Philip Chin] said. "The student is the primary translator for most famil...