SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on June 5 will be able to make a case to the Federal Aviation Authority for a new aircraft flight pattern intended to reduce noise over several city neighborhoods. The Portland International Jetport approach plan, submitted to the FAA last August by jetport Director Paul Bradbury, would require aircraft to follow […]
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Falmouth council weighs creation of wellness committee
Update: The Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday, May 29, for a rollback to the pre-2016 dimensional standards in the Residential A districts. This was the option preferred by the majority of speakers at a recent public hearing on how best to address growth and density issues in town. FALMOUTH — The Town Council is considering changes […]
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South Portland students release trout, gain environmental insight
SOUTH PORTLAND — Mahoney Middle School students gathered Wednesday at on the banks of Trout Brook, eager to release the fish they’ve been raising for the past four months. The baby brook trout, provided to Maine schools by the Portland Water District’s TroutKids Program, are used to enhance science curriculum in classrooms and provide a […]
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Bath-area voters add funds for school social worker
BATH — Nearly 70 voters on Tuesday approved a Regional School Unit 1 budget for fiscal year 2020, but not without adding a position to address student behavior problems at Woolwich Central School. The almost two-hour district budget meeting May 28 at Bath Middle School was the first of two public approvals required for budget […]
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Scarborough election pits neophyte vs. ex-councilor
SOUTH PORTLAND — There are two candidates running for one seat in a special Town Council election. The winner will fill the remaining half of a three-term being vacated by Councilor Shawn Babine, who resigned effective June 10. Babine was elected to the state House of Representatives last November. His council term expires in November […]
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Yarmouth seeks input on trail planned off Sligo Road
YARMOUTH — Community Services is seeking public input on the best use of what’s known as the “sandpit parcel” in the new Village Run subdivision off Sligo Road. Karyn MacNeill, the community services director, said the goal is not to make this parcel “into a typical park or recreational site,” but to make sure the public […]
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SAD 75 voters add $600K to budget for teacher wages
TOPSHAM — An unprecedented turnout of voters at the School Administrative District 75 budget meeting approved adding $600,000 to next year’s spending plan for teacher pay increases. The amendments – which raise the budget to $42.1 million and produce a 11 percent tax increase on SAD 75’s four member towns – reflect turbulent teacher salary negotiations […]
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Brunswick voters to tackle $40M school budget
BRUNSWICK — A $40.1 million budget for fiscal year 2020, reflecting a 5.3 percent hike in spending, goes to a budget validation referendum June 11. With $13.4 million in non-local revenues subtracted – including $11.1 million in state aid to education, up $1.2 million from last year – $26.8 million is being requested from taxpayers, […]
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Class of 2019: Falmouth senior works to encourage inclusivity
FALMOUTH — Hannah Fishman has a passion for inclusivity, while also recognizing the need to honor diversity. She’ll graduate from Falmouth High School on Sunday, June 2, and plans on majoring in education at Syracuse University. While she wants to teach, Fishman said her dream job is to become a school administrator, so she can foster […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget won’t increase taxes
CUMBERLAND — After approval at a May 23 district budget meeting, next year’s School Administrative District 51 budget heads to a final decision by Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters on June 11. Last week’s meeting, held at the new Greely Center for the Arts, drew 70 voters and lasted only 42 minutes, Superintendent Jeff Porter […]