Donna Nickerson, front left, beams as she graduates on May 17 from Southern Maine Community College with high honors and the highest grade point average among business students at the South Portland college, which held commencement at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. (Michael Barriault photo)
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Cape Elizabeth planners begin farm zoning overhaul
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Planning Board Tuesday began looking at agricultural zoning, the next scheduled zoning overhaul as required by the town’s Comprehensive Plan. The most recent Comprehensive Plan laid out a schedule of zoning changes, which most recently included changing the Business-A zone on Shore Road and Route 77 to better support neighborhood-entrenched small […]
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Scarborough Council works on energy, sign regulations
SCARBOROUGH — Wednesday’s Town Council meeting was adjourned in an hour after councilors quickly worked through several agenda items. They unanimously approved the creation of a new, ad-hoc Energy Committee to serve for the next year. The committee will consist of at least one councilor and five community members appointed by the council. The committee […]
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Scarborough receives grant, considers energy projects
SCARBOROUGH — The town has been allocated $84,300 from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds through an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. According to the Web site, eecbg.energy.gov, the grants “represent a presidential priority to deploy the cheapest, cleanest and most reliable energy technologies we have – energy efficiency and conservation – across the country.” […]
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Cape Elizabeth panel will examine employee health insurance
CAPE ELIZABETH — Health-care coverage, benefits and costs for town and school employees will be the focus of the Town Council’s newest committee. Health insurance coverage costs the town about $3.5 million annually, or about 10 percent of the town’s combined budgets. But according to Town Manager Michael McGovern, “it’s never been looked at holistically.” […]
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South Portland solicits planning help for Mill Creek Park
SOUTH PORTLAND — A process is underway that may produce a long-term plan for Mill Creek Park by next January. Meanwhile, city leaders are shopping around for a new gazebo, which is expected to be installed this fall. Earlier this month, the city began soliciting offers from landscaping companies to help the Friends of Mill […]
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Drugs, alcohol a factor in South Portland shooting
PORTLAND — A 50-year-old Skowhegan farmer accused of fatally shooting a South Portland man pleaded not guilty May 18 in Cumberland County Superior Court. Malcolm Bruce Lavallee-Davidson is charged with manslaughter for killing his friend, Fred Wilson, a 50-year-old computer programmer, last month in the basement of Wilson’s Willard Beach neighborhood home. Lavallee-Davidson remains free […]
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Topsham voters approve $7.8M municipal budget
TOPSHAM — Voters at Wednesday’s Town Meeting approved a $7.8 million municipal budget for fiscal 2010. The meeting at Mt. Ararat High School drew 201 of Topsham’s more than 7,400 registered voters, or fewer than 3 percent. One component of the budget is $1.4 million in debt service, which Finance Committee Chairman Mike Whitney said is […]
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February layoffs continue to divide South Portland City Council
SOUTH PORTLAND — In late February, City Manager Jim Gailey decided to balance the budget by laying off five veteran employees. The move sparked protests and outrage from some residents and city councilors because of the way it was handled. Acting on the advice of an attorney, Gailey informed the workers they had five minutes […]
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METRO partnership
Representatives from the Greater Portland Transit District joined Falmouth town officials and community members at O’Naturals on Route 1 on May 14 to celebrate the town’s partnership with METRO and to launch the new Falmouth Flyer route. Town Councilor Bonny Rodden, center, was instrumental in establishing Falmouth’s membership in METRO. (Roberts photo)