CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council adopted a budget of almost $37.9 million for fiscal year 2017. The council on May 19 approved the combined municipal, school, and county budget 4-2, with Councilors Kathy Ray and Jessica Sullivan opposed and Councilor Caitlin Jordan absent. The budget is an increase of $1.3 million, or 3.8 percent, from […]
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Small Cape Elizabeth purchase adds 'major' greenbelt access
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town has purchased a piece of land to add to the greenbelt trail system. The Town Council on May 9 approved purchasing the parcel of just less than an acre near Loveitt Woods for $75,000. The land provides a new access point to the woods and surrounding open space. The land, behind […]
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Perryman rising: Brunswick families fight for community
BRUNSWICK — Perryman Village sits next to Regal Cinemas at Cook’s Corner, set back from Gurnet Road by Perryman Drive, which is only 2/10 of a mile long. But for some residents, the mental distance from Perryman to the town of Brunswick can feel much farther. The 50-unit public housing development is home to 47 adults […]
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Bath council to vote next week on $15.6M city budget
BATH — The City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday, June 1, on a $15.6 million budget for fiscal 2017. The panel that evening will also make a final decision about whether to borrow up to $1.9 million for vehicles, equipment and infrastructure improvements. General fund operating expenses continue to rise, while non-tax revenues have […]
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Bath educator is Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year
BATH — When Lawrence Kovacs was named Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year this month, it marked the third consecutive year that a Bath educator received the distinction. Kovacs, a teacher in both Regional School Unit 1 gifted and talented and robotics programs, based mostly at Bath Middle School, was among approximately 300 people nominated […]
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Class of 2016: Mission work inspires Topsham student
TOPSHAM — Sharley Moreland’s journeys to aid communities in the Dominican Republic have been as much spiritual as they have been physical. The 18-year-old Topsham resident, who will graduate from Mt. Ararat High School next month, took her first mission trip to the Caribbean country two years ago. She’ll travel there a fifth time in October. […]
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Man killed in Brighton Avenue moped accident
PORTLAND — Police said the city resident struck by a moped May 17 died from his injuries May 21. Lt. Clifford Strout announced the death of David Burnham, 52, in a press release Monday. Burnham, whose address was not released, died at Maine Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since the accident on Brighton Avenue. […]
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Big shoes to fill
Volunteers help move an 800-pound wooden statue of Bigfoot to the International Cryptozoology Museum at Thompson’s Point in Portland. A statue of Bigfoot that was moved to the Crypozoology Museum in Portland Friday is over 8 feet tall and was named Elwood by the museum’s founder, Loren Coleman. A new statue of Bigfoot will sit […]
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New guide showcases art, furnishings at Yarmouth Library
YARMOUTH — A guide to the art work and historical furnishings at Merrill Memorial Library has been created. Merrill Memorial Library Arts, a committee that curates art for the library, has compiled a booklet that describes the art in the building and the history behind each piece. The 13-page guide features 27 pieces. “It adds another […]
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3 vie for 2 seats on Yarmouth School Board
YARMOUTH — Three candidates are running for two seats on the School Committee in the June 14 election. Incumbent Leah Guay is seeking re-election, and newcomers Joan Dollarhite and Anne Fleming are running as well. School Committee member Bob Watterson is not seeking re-election. Joan Dollarhite Dollarhite, a legal assistant at the Portland law firm of Norman, […]