BATH — Regional School Unit 1 may eliminate jobs to cope with an expected state aid cut of at least $500,000, Superintendent William Shuttleworth said in an Oct. 23 letter to school district staff. Shuttleworth said preliminary reports indicate the state may call for cuts of $50 million to $100 million from the Maine Department of […]

HARPSWELL — Education Commissioner Susan Gendron told School Administrative District 75 to revise its case for closing West Harpswell School, following a formal appeal by the group opposed to the closing. Gendron on Tuesday notified the school district that she could not approve its “lack of need” report until it addresses two issues. One deals […]

PORTLAND — The Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a proposal for a bowling alley in the Bayside neighborhood, but tabled a vote on an overlay zone that would contain future growth of the Waynflete School in the city’s West End. Plans calls for the former Skillful Vending warehouse at 58 Alder St. to […]

FALMOUTH — A failure by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to conduct a shoreline survey has resulted in the closure of the town’s clam flats. The survey is required by the federal Food and Drug Administration every 10 years, DMR Deputy Commissioner David Etnier said Monday. But he said reductions in staffing in the […]

PORTLAND — Police union officials spoke in opposition Tuesday night to proposed changes that could allow previously arrested individuals and their family members to serve on a committee that reviews police conduct. The union officials also said they were not notified of or invited to weigh in on the proposed changes, which they say must […]

FALMOUTH — Town Councilors on Monday approved resolutions opposing two statewide referendums, but not unanimously. A resolution on Question 2, which would reduce the vehicle excise tax, passed 5-0 with two abstentions. Before the vote, Councilor Bonny Rodden said she supported the resolution because councilors “had a moral and financial obligation to vote on this […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — With less than one week before the Nov. 3 election, the leaders of the Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland-North Yarmouth school boards have joined forces to urge the public to vote against Question 2 and Question 4 on the statewide referendum ballot. The board representatives wrote a joint letter to explain […]

FALMOUTH — A full agenda kept the Town Council busy until after 10 p.m. Monday. Among the discussions was how to proceed with the Brown property after receiving public input last month. The town purchased the 3.3-acre property on Foreside Road in March 2007 for $580,000. At the time, the property, which included an 1,800-square-foot […]

MacKenzie Arrington, Maine Lobster Chef of The Year, poses with his winning dish of roasted Maine lobster tail on braised cabbage and cornbread, at last week’s Harvest on the Harbor in Portland. Arrington received a $1,000 prize from the Maine Lobster Promotion Council.Large crowds came to Portland’s waterfront looking for all things food last weekend, […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to have Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers proceed with the design for a drainage and paving project on Foreside Road (Route 88). Gorrill-Palmer is to return to the council in December, when councilors will discuss bonding and the schedule of the project and decide whether to move forward. The […]