CAPE ELIZABETH — Only days after the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation criticized a proposed new School Board policy on receiving grants and gifts, the board said its existing policy is out of compliance with state law. According to a statement on the School Department website, the board was notified of the situation by its attorney, Bruce […]
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Scarborough School Board advances policy for transgender students
SCARBOROUGH — A proposed policy addressing the rights and needs of transgender students is being lauded by all members of the School Board. The board supported the wide-ranging policy in a first reading June 2. A second reading – where the measure is expected to be adopted – is scheduled for the next meeting, Thursday, June […]
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Developer proposes 47 condos in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — A South Portland developer known for condominiums designed to attract active, older adults, has taken the first step toward a 47-unit project off Spurwink Avenue. A preliminary proposal for Maxwell Woods was presented at a Planning Board workshop Tuesday night. The board made no decision and the applicant, Joel FitzPatrick, said he […]
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Harpswell students get muddy for science
HARPSWELL — A dozen Harpswell Community School students went crashing through grass and water, unleashed by the end of the school day and a salt marsh. It was a warm afternoon June 6, and the great blue heron the kids were trying to trap was definitely not going to show up while they were there. The […]
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South Portland students find write way to break barriers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Students at South Portland High School have been writing and illustrating children’s books that share a common theme: inclusion. The project was completed over the last month in partnership with the Portland-based Telling Room – a nonprofit writing center that teaches children and young adults how to be storytellers. On Monday, some of […]
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Brunswick council approves zoning changes prompted by Miller Point project
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously decided to bring zoning ordinances in line with state guidelines and lift a 90-day moratorium on filling and earth moving in the town’s protected districts. The changes are the result of a dispute over a coastal stabilization project at Miller Point. In March, neighbors complained that clear-cutting for […]
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South Portland city manager resigns to take Cumberland County post
SOUTH PORTLAND — City Manager Jim Gailey resigned Wednesday. Gailey said he will leave the job in late July to become assistant county manager for Cumberland County. “A few months shy of 30 years ago, I started working for the City of South Portland as a high school kid refereeing recreation soccer games,” Gailey said in […]
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Debate over 'Green Bridge' takes historic turn in Topsham, Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — If the Maine Department of Transportation has its way, the Frank J. Wood Bridge – known by most in Brunswick and Topsham as the “Green Bridge” – will be torn down. In its place would be a new concrete bridge. The Topsham Board of Selectman has symbolically endorsed the plan, and the Brunswick Town Council is […]
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Sheriff: Topsham, Richmond businesses sold alcohol to minors
BATH — Although recent law enforcement checks of Sagadahoc County stores that sell alcohol showed most businesses refused to sell liquor to an underage decoy, one Topsham business and two in Richmond failed the compliance check. The checks are performed quarterly by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office and Bath Police Department, according to a June […]
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Bath library changes with the times as it marks 125 years
BATH — In an age when much reading is done via digital devices, an institution built on the storage and dissemination of print materials might seem to be growing increasingly obsolete. But Patten Free Library, which has become as much a hub for community gatherings as it has a venerable edifice dedicated to literature, is […]