Kennebunk voters will cast ballots on a slew of proposed measures, including an upgraded public services facility, changes to the fireworks ordinance, and amending the charter to reflect the terms select board and chair on June 14.
June 2022
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Douglas Rooks: Land conservation not the be-all and end-all
Last week, we looked at the formidable obstacles to major building projects in Maine – the groundswell of opposition rising whenever any industrial, utility, or transportation project is proposed. Searsport has had industrial development for over a century, after the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad built a pier for transshipping cargo at Mack Point in 1909. […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Osewantha Garden Club plans annual summer events
Club will hold its annual plant sale on June 11, 9 a.m. to noon at Shoppers Hardware at Mill Creek Shopping Center.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Arundel voters to decide charter changes, annual spending June 14,15
Proposed charter amendments include adding school board directors to the list of elected officials who may be recalled. The town meeting warrant asks voters to add two full-time firefighter/EMS personnel positions and to approve other budget items.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Kennebunkport Town Meeting to act on $11.75 million municipal budget
On June 14, voters will act on five ordinance amendments and elect selectmen and others. Town meeting, where the budget is decided, is June 18.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
High school students sent home amid reported threat to the school on May 23
The investigation into the bathroom wall graffiti continues.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: June 2
Zoning amendments hearing The Gorham Planning Board at 7 p.m. Monday, June 6, will hold a public hearing on two proposed zoning map amendments. The vicinity of South Street to Brackett Road would change from rural and suburban residential district to urban expansion district. Also, the vicinity of New Portland and Lowell roads would change […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, June 2
Vote Chenette in county commissioner Dem. primary To the editor, Former Senator Justin Chenette is my choice in the June 14th Democratic Primary for County Commissioner. I’ve seen Justin hustle for eight years in the Legislature, ensuring he was there at just about every community event possible. And not just attending events, but volunteering as […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission receives $3.9 Million EPA funds for clean up/reuse of blighted properties
The SMPDC is recognized for leading the most successful Brownfields program in New England.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Guns matter less than children’s lives
Study one of the easily available photos of the deep, visceral heartbreak of parents of a child murdered in Uvalde, Texas. Do you think the owner of a semiautomatic rifle would feel the same unspeakable grief if their gun was permanently taken away? Consider that the husband of one of the murdered teachers died of […]