SCARBOROUGH — The School Board has rubber-stamped the first reading of several proposed policy changes, including the way parents and students access educational records, the definition of what qualifies as public and private information, and the way students with disabilities are identified, treated, and removed from school. The proposed changes come on the heels of […]

FALMOUTH — Anyone interested in seeing a sheep sheared is in luck — the Falmouth Historical Society’s annual Maine Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 11, is focusing on sheep shearing techniques from the 19th century. The event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Falmouth Heritage Museum on Woods Road, aims to give visitors a […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Four residents will compete for two at-large seats on the City Council this November, while only two residents returned nomination papers for three available seats on the School Board. Incumbent Councilor Thomas E. Blake of High Street will run against Albert A. DiMillo Jr. of  Colchester Drive, Alan R. Livingston of Sandy Hill […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nomination papers for the municipal election in November were due Sept. 3 and only one candidate returned papers for two School Board seats. Board Chairwoman Rebecca Millett of Waumbek Road and Linda Winker of Fowler Road have completed their three-year terms. Millett is not seeking re-election and Winker took out papers, but did […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council will take public comment on a proposed pay-per-bag trash disposal system at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 13. It currently costs the town about $500,000 a year to handle trash tossed into the hopper at the Recycling Center on Spurwink Avenue for processing at ecomaine in Portland. The expense […]

BATH — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously amended its approval for the third phase of the Wing Farm business park. In July, Maine Superior Court Justice Andrew Horton ordered the board to take another look at its April approval of the project. Horton’s order was prompted by a lawsuit filed by Robert and Wendy Johansen […]

BRUNSWICK — The Cable TV Advisory Committee was scheduled at its regular meeting Thursday to host a discussion on complaints about Comcast services. Cable TV Coordinator John Goran said in an e-mail last week that Jay Somers, a representative of Comcast and member of the advisory committee, would not be able to attend Thursday’s meeting. The […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved two requests for state aid on behalf of Kestrel Aircraft Co., which is expected to be an anchor tenant at the redeveloped Brunswick Naval Air Station. One application was for a $200,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program, to help fund Kestrel’s building […]

BRUNSWICK — Election Day will resolve two contests for the Town Council and School Board, and four other uncontested local races. Scott Taylor of High Street is challenging incumbent Town Councilor Margo Knight of Page Street in District 6. School Board incumbent Byron Watson of Beverly Drive is challenged in District 1 by Richard Ellis of […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council will vote Sept. 14 on whether to send proposed Town Charter amendments to voters on Nov. 2. The amendment discussions became necessary after a council decision to consolidate dispatch services with Brunswick’s communication center prompted a group of residents to file a petition to overturn the decision. Under the existing […]