PORTLAND — Officials from five suburban towns joined their Portland colleagues Wednesday to discuss how to expand housing in the region. “I think the headline is the same as in any town: New development is incredibly wrenching,” Cape Elizabeth Town Planner Maureen O’Meara said during the forum at the University of Southern Maine. The discussion, hosted […]
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South Portland takes risky approach to propane limits
SOUTH PORTLAND — Measures the city hopes will withstand federal preemption – notably at Rigby Rail Yard – were approved Monday night by city councilors in a first reading of changes to the city’s fire code. The amendments would require 1,257 feet as a minimum safe distance between any commercial liquefied petroleum gas facility and most types […]
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Incumbent lawmakers unchallenged in Southern primaries
SOUTH PORTLAND – State legislative primaries in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland will be uncontested June 14. Candidates include many incumbents, as well as several newcomers and some town councilors. In Senate District 29, which covers parts of Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and Scarborough, Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, is seeking her third term. […]
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South Portland council upholds suspension of towing license
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday unanimously upheld the suspension of Yaz Towing’s license to operate. The company has also been removed from the city’s list of towing companies. After an initial, five-hour hearing in early January, City Clerk Emily Carrington determined it would be appropriate to remove Yaz Towing from the city’s tow […]
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Cape Elizabeth threats prompt new look at school security
CAPE ELIZABETH — School officials hope to improve security and communications following a lockdown last week and a bomb threat Tuesday. The School Board and Superintendent of Schools Meredith Nadeau met Tuesday night to discuss the two incidents and talk with parents. Moving forward, they said, the district’s emergency management team will be reviewing and changing […]
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Meal ticket: RSU 5 students get good stuff, portal lets parents track their meals
FREEPORT — Students and staff who have been abiding by new nutrition guidelines at the six Regional School Unit 5 schools get a grade of A, Nutrition Director Kim Austin said. Stricter federal child nutrition guidelines, which call for whole grains, calorie counts and minimum servings of fruits and vegetables, have been in place since the […]
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Bath ‘aging in place’ program helps seniors stay in their homes
BATH — A year and a half after measuring the area’s housing needs, Bath Housing is tackling some of those issues with a Community Aging in Place program. Through the program, Bath Housing maintenance staff helps residents make safety modifications to their homes. The free program, a partnership with Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers and CHANS […]
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Yarmouth residents organize to oppose proposed school budget
YARMOUTH — An organized group of residents wants the Town Council to reject the budget proposed by the School Committee. The budget proposed for fiscal year 2017 is $23.1 million, an increase of almost $1.1 million, or 4.97 percent. Bruce Soule, of the group that calls itself the Yarmouth Tax Study Committee, said members will be at […]
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Falmouth prepares for shopping-bag fee at largest retailers
FALMOUTH — Beginning April 1, shoppers can expect a big change at a handful of the town’s largest stores. April 1 is when the town’s 5-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags goes into effect at stores where the floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet: Shaw’s and Hannaford Bros. supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Staples […]
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Durham faces key vote in RSU 5 withdrawal process
DURHAM — Voters will decide April 1 if they want to continue the lengthy process to withdraw from Regional School Unit 5. If they do, the next steps in the 22-step process would require the town to notify the RSU 5 Board of Directors and the commissioner of the Department of Education. Durham selectmen would […]