NORTH YARMOUTH — Opinions from residents were mixed Saturday at the first of two public hearings on a pair of competing proposals to redevelop the former North Yarmouth Memorial School. The second hearing was planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at the school. MemoryWorks and Volunteers of America of Northern New England, both of […]
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Mild winter helps trim proposed Cumberland budget
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is scheduled Monday, March 28, to vote on next year’s municipal budget. The fiscal 2017 spending plan reflects a 0.61 percent tax increase, adding 11 cents to the town’s current tax rate of $18.50 per $1,000 of property valuation. A 3.7 percent Cumberland County tax increase – from about $747,000 […]
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Annual auction to benefit YMCA adaptive services
FREEPORT — When the YMCA looks to serve the community, it doesn’t want to leave anyone out. That includes people with illnesses and disabilities. “One of the things I’m most proud of with the Y is that we’re committed to serving all people,” Helen Brena, the CEO of YMCA of Southern Maine, said. To help fund […]
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Falmouth schools seek 5.3% budget increase
FALMOUTH — The School Department is proposing a fiscal year 2017 budget of just under $35 million, an increase of about 5.3 percent from the current year. At a March 18 presentation at Town Hall, Superintendent of Schools Geoff Bruno said challenges in the budget included reduced state aid, increases in fixed costs, and additional […]
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Portland City Council approves Woodfords Corner improvements
PORTLAND — It was a night of lingering questions Monday for city councilors. In a three-hour meeting, they approved agreements to revamp streets and sidewalks at Woodfords Corner, and repave Danforth Street; set a date for the school budget referendum, and amended the permit fee structure that will be used to fund the city Department of […]
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Portland taxi driver takes discrimination lawsuit to federal court
PORTLAND — A local cab driver suing the city for discrimination is asking a federal judge to rule in his favor without a trial. Paul McDonough asked U.S. District Court Judge Jon Levy for summary judgment on his claim the city violated his equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution by refusing to […]
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Becky’s Diner: Feeding Portland’s waterfront for 25 years
PORTLAND — Twenty-five years have zipped by for Becky Rand, but a blink of the eye to her has become a tradition to local diners. “It was great, surprising to get there,” she said March 18 about celebrating 25 years serving meals at Becky’s Diner. What could have been seen as desperate move by Rand has […]
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Portland homicide investigation continues
PORTLAND — David Anderson, 36, the first homicide victim in the city this year, died of a gunshot wound to the chest March 15. Mark Belserene of the state Office of Chief Medical Examiner revealed the manner of death Tuesday, a week after Anderson died at 88 Gilman St. in a building operated by Shalom House. Police […]
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Portland orders a do-over on proposals for redevelopment of former school
PORTLAND — Following opposition from neighborhood residents, city officials are revising a request for proposals to develop the vacant Thomas B. Reed School. In a letter to City Manager Jon Jennings, Senior Planner Christine Grimando said planners want to modify the RFP process. The city issued requests for qualifications last summer, and received responses from […]
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Weekday parking to be restricted at Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery
PORTLAND — Weekday parking on the entrance road to Evergreen Cemetery will be severely restricted beginning April 4. “I want to bring Evergreen back to its majestic nature; it should be viewed as solemn,” City Manager Jon Jennings said March 14 about his decision, which does not require City Council approval, to ban parking in all […]