CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council approved the fiscal 2011 school budget on Tuesday, May 25. The $20.7 million budget now goes to a citizen referendum on June 8. Chairwoman Anne Swift-Kayatta and Councilor Jessica Sullivan voted against the budget in the 5-2 decision. The total town budget is $31.4 million, a 2 percent increase over […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The northbound lanes of the Veterans Memorial Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, while emergency workers participate in a large-scale aviation emergency training exercise. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes and expect delays. Portland City Hall Spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said in a press […]

BRUNSWICK — With parents and coaches still simmering from the School Board’s decision to cut freshman sports from its fiscal 2011 budget, coaches and the high school athletic director have drafted a proposal to retain as many sub-varsity sports as possible. Meanwhile, the board’s 7-1 decision on May 12 has prompted backlash from some residents […]

BRUNSWICK — A new visitors center opened at Maine Street Station this week, marking the beginning of what project proponents hope will become a transit hub and marketing tool for local businesses and attractions. The center is owned by the town and subleased to the Brunswick Downtown Association, which will manage the facility. It opened […]

TOPSHAM — Brian Stockdale, a firefighter/paramedic with the Brunswick Fire Department, will become Topsham’s fire chief on June 3. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously May 20 to approve Town Manager Jim Ashe’s selection of Stockdale. He was a candidate chosen from a pool of 28 applicants, five of whom were interviewed, and he will receive […]

BATH — Voters in the greater Bath school district will have their initial vote on a nearly $25 million fiscal 2011 budget on Tuesday, June 1. The Regional School Unit 1 budget will then go to a final vote at the budget validation referendum on Tuesday, June 8. Next year’s proposed budget is 0.53 percent smaller […]

BRUNSWICK — As the state Department of Transportation moves forward with a plan to restore connectivity between Route 1 and Maine Street, a $1 million study is taking a more comprehensive look at how traffic movement can speed the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station. By next summer, motorists traveling south on Route 1 could […]

LIST OF SCHOOLS The Portland Press Herald has asked schools in Southern Maine to submit graduation information. Schools will be listed as soon as the information is complete. Click school name for more graduation information, including awards and scholarships, lists of graduates and photos. Berwick Academy Biddeford High School Bonny Eagle High School Cape Elizabeth […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday scheduled a June 29 workshop to discuss amendments to the Town Charter. Councilor Joe Migliaccio presented proposed language for sections in the charter that address the process to overrule council decisions and the requirement that residents sign petitions in the presence of the town clerk at Town Hall. […]

PORTLAND — A proposal to covert a waterfront storage building into offices for a local law firm is on the fast track for approval from the city Planning Board. At a workshop meeting Tuesday evening, building owner Waterfront Maine presented its plans to turn the 100,000-square-foot Cumberland Cold Storage building on Commercial Street into office […]