FALMOUTH — After a contentious campaign, voters elected three new town councilors Tuesday who all vowed during their campaigns to work collaboratively. Voters on June 11 also approved the $37.6 million school budget. Janice de Lima was the top vote-getter in a five-way race for three open seats on the council, with 1,441 votes. The other […]
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Voters in Freeport, Durham, Pownal approve RSU 5 budget
FREEPORT — Voters in Regional School Unit 5 approved a $34 million school budget Tuesday. Pownal also elected a town assessor, School Board director and cemetery commissioner. The fiscal year 2020 school budget will increase $1.1 million from the current 2019 fiscal year. According to Superintendent of Schools Becky Foley, one of the major increases […]
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Yarmouth voters choose experience for Town Council, approve school budget
YARMOUTH — After winning a second term on the Town Council, Chairman Rob Waeldner said his highest priority will be to maintain the trust of the community through transparency, open dialogue and respect for differing opinions. Voters on Tuesday also approved the $26.6 million school budget for fiscal year 2020 by a vote of 797-326. Waeldner […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth unseat incumbent in SAD 51, OK school budget
CUMBERLAND —An incumbent on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors was unseated Tuesday, while a former member and a political newcomer took two open seats. Voters approved the SAD 51 fiscal year 2020 budget, 1,534 to 582. The spending plan passed 1,339 to 522 in Cumberland, and 195-60 in North Yarmouth. A second […]
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Cumberland elects Edes, Vail to Town Council
CUMBERLAND — Incumbent Mike Edes and Bob Vail secured the most votes Tuesday in a four-candidate election for two seats on the Town Council. Edes, a councilor for six years, earned 991 votes; Vail had 827. Candidates Geoffrey Michalak and Brian Cashin received 722 and 674 votes, respectively. Voter turnout was 28.3%, according to the […]
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Cumberland, Gray elect Democrat to state House
CUMBERLAND — Democrat Steve Moriarty defeated Republican Kevin “KC” Hughes, 1,289 to 804, in a special election Tuesday in House District 45. Moriarty, who represented the district from 2012-2014, will complete the term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. The term […]
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Yarmouth hopes to improve downtown pocket park
YARMOUTH — Lack of upkeep at Latchstring Park is causing concern among residents and town councilors. As a result, the council is set to approve the creation of a task force that would “explore strategies to beautify the park and make it safer,” according to a memo from Town Manager Nat Tupper. The council discussed creating […]
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Falmouth celebrates ‘original, significant’ illustrated map with new book
FALMOUTH — Until recently, the origins of an illustrated map of Falmouth seemed lost to time. But a concerted effort by Theo Holtwijk, the town’s director of long range planning and economic development, has revealed the map was painted by Edward La Salle of Portland in 1940. The fully restored painting, which now hangs in a […]
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Topsham selectmen tap Finance Committee member to fill SAD 75 vacancy
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on June 6 unanimously chose resident Patrick Coen to fill an upcoming vacancy on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. Coen, a member of the town’s Finance Committee since last July, will replace Matthew Drewette-Card, who in April announced his resignation effective July 1. His term expires […]
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Portland middle schoolers bring native plants back to Deering Oaks
PORTLAND — Sixth graders from King Middle School spent a recent morning planting native wildflowers, shrubs and trees in Deering Oaks Park that have particular connections to and benefits for the park. The 80 students grew and planted more than 30 different species of Maine plants designed to attract various insects that will provide food for […]