YARMOUTH — Preliminary reports from the Department of Education show Yarmouth will receive $1.1 million less in state aid for education in fiscal year 2010-2011. Superintendent of Schools Judy Paolucci said while the preliminary numbers are close to what she expected, she thought the loss may be a bit larger. “When I opened the file, I […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Commission for Community Service is holding a “Volunteers in Action” photo contest to celebrate volunteerism in the state. The commission is looking for photographs that depict volunteers serving the community. Winning entries and honorable mentions will be displayed at the State House during the governor’s Volunteer Service Awards on April 22. […]

YARMOUTH — Two 1,600-pound slices of the elm tree known as Herbie will be given to the town and the Maine Department of Conservation. The 110-foot tall tree was removed from the corner of Yankee Drive and East Main Street on Jan. 19 due to Dutch elm disease. He was saved from the disease 14 times […]

CUMBERLAND — The price residents pay per trash bag through the town’s “pay-as-you-throw” program may rise in the fiscal 2011 budget. At Monday’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Bill Shane said Cumberland’s 20-gallon bags cost $1 each, while its 33-gallon bags are $1.50. But in Falmouth, Gorham, Windham, Portland and North Yarmouth, he said, town staff […]

FALMOUTH — Preliminary 2011 state funding for Falmouth schools of almost $5.5 million reflects a loss to the district’s budget of nearly $900,000 in general aid to education. Initially, that figure appears to compare favorably to earlier predictions, Director of Finance and Operations Dan O’Shea said Tuesday. “We thought we were going to lose $1.9 […]

CUMBERLAND — Preliminary figures showing what School Administrative District 51 could lose in state aid are slightly less than what the district expected, Superintendent of Schools Robert Hasson said last week. Those figures, released Feb. 1 by the Maine Department of Education, show SAD 51 losing $1.1 million, a drop in state assistance between fiscal 2010 […]

YARMOUTH — The Town Council meeting scheduled for Feb. 4 had to be canceled when only three of seven councilors attended the meeting. “One was in the hospital, one was away on a trip, and one was gone on business,” Town Manager Nat Tupper said of the missing councilors. “The situation was unintentional and unfortunate.” The […]

FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 is one of a few school districts expected to see a funding increase from the state in 2010-2011, but Superintendent Shannon Welsh said the number is misleading. She said when state aid from last year – $4.9 million – is compared to the $5.1 received this year, it appears as if RSU […]