HARPSWELL — If the West Harpswell School is closed, alternate bus routes taking those students to the Harpswell Islands School would take only about five to six minutes longer than the current longest trip, School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Mike Wilhelm said this week. A strategic planning action team, which met Monday and is weighing the […]
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46 acres to be added to Scarborough Marsh preserve
SCARBOROUGH — A 46-acre piece of land near the Dunstan River will be added to the 3,200-acre Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. The Manson Libby Road property was purchased Wednesday from the Gervais Family of Scarborough, who has owned and maintained the land as a working farm since the 1950s. The acquisition, originally spearheaded by […]
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Committee promises adjustments in Scarborough budget
SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council’s Finance Committee had a chilly response to the School Department’s presentation last week in its first examination of the fiscal 2010 budget. In a full-day meeting on April 10, Chairman Shawn Babine, Ron Ahlquist and Richard Sullivan went through the municipal and school budgets and heard from department heads. “In […]
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Falmouth cook stirs kitchen hobby into gold
FALMOUTH — Though she calls herself “a bit of a rookie” when it comes to cooking contests, Mountain Road resident Jessie Grearson has already proven herself a serious contender. In just two years, Grearson has won or placed in more than half a dozen contests, earning several thousand dollars, a trip for two to Portugal, […]
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Legislature pushes Harpswell border bill to committee
Public hearing yet to be scheduled HARPSWELL — A bill asking the state to revisit a 1998 border agreement between Harpswell and Brunswick was referred to a committee by the state Legislature last week. But so far that committee has yet to schedule a public hearing on the matter. The bill is sponsored by Rep. […]
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N. Yarmouth compiles wish list for new administrator
NORTH YARMOUTH — In a needs assessment discussion held Monday afternoon, the Board of Selectmen helped give the Maine Municipal Association direction in searching for a new administrative assistant for the town. Selectmen last month decided not to renew the contract of the current administrator, Scott Tilton, who has been with the town for two […]
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Blueberry Hill paving narrowly advances in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council vote 4-3 Monday to allow a driveway to be laid over about 300 feet of town-owned property at the end of Greely Road Extension. The property is part of an unbuilt portion of roadway between Greely Road Extension and Pleasant Valley Road, and is often utilized by hikers going up […]
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Lawsuit seeks reversal of Cumberland credit union approval
Petitions force referendum on contract zone CUMBERLAND — Two residents have filed a lawsuit against the town seeking repeal of the contract zone allowing a credit union to replace the Chase Flower Shop on Main Street. The suit was filed at about the same time petitions with 649 signatures were turned in to the town […]
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Cumberland combines fire, EMS; OKs $8M muni budget
CUMBERLAND — A municipal budget of $8 million was approved Monday after a public hearing where there was no public comment. Although 16 members of the fire and rescue departments were in the audience during a discussion of the reunification of those departments – a key part of the budget councilors approved – none stayed […]
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Third try at SAD 51 budget brings 0% increase
Deans, school cop in jeopardy; pay-to-play likely CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 officials presented a flat budget to a public hearing Tuesday, down from the 2.56 percent increase detailed last week. The 2.56 percent increase was down from an initial 2.98 percent increase proposed last month. The newest budget is $700,000 less than the […]