SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council and School Board met in a joint workshop Wednesday night to discuss what each expects in planning the fiscal year 2017 school and city budgets. Because it is still early in the process, hard numbers weren’t discussed, although the municipal budget is expected to increase at least 2.5 percent – […]
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‘Hadley’s at it again’: Cape Elizabeth student challenges presidential candidate
CAPE ELIZABETH — Hadley Britt isn’t afraid to stand up for her beliefs, even if it means publicly challenging a presidential candidate. “Ms. Fiorina, how do you call yourself a feminist if you are taking away my basic right as a woman to choose what to do with my body?” the Cape Elizabeth High School senior […]
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South Portland group to propose rent controls
SOUTH PORTLAND — A tenants’ rights group will propose rent control regulations at the City Council’s Jan. 25 workshop. Chris Kessler, of A Street, has been trying to veer public attention toward the increasing lack of affordable housing in the city since last June, when he criticized the Mill Creek Master Plan for failing to include any affordable housing. […]
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Some Brunswick School Board members contest adding Jewish holidays to calendar
BRUNSWICK — The School Board on Wednesday debated adding notices of Jewish holidays to the school calendar. The discussion included one board member’s suggestion that doing so would improperly defer to an “outside” group. The conversation was sparked by a letter sent to school administrators and forwarded to School Board members by Douglas Street resident Natasha […]
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Cape Elizabeth council weighs senior citizen issues, community services
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council is considering removing Community Services from the School Department, future use of the former Spurwink School, and the role of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee. Councilors on Jan. 7 weaved the three topics together, reasoning the issues are related and each affects the others. In a Jan. 1 memorandum from […]
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Maritime mystery solved: Tip leads Bath museum to origin of ship's helm
BATH — Almost a week after requesting the public’s help identifying the origin of a section of an old ship’s steering wheel, the Maine Maritime Museum has its answer. Bath Naval Historical Park – a group that 20 years ago tried to bring a historic Bath-built ship back to be showcased as a museum vessel – […]
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South Portland Planning Board rejects moratorium on propane depot
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Planning Board voted 6-1 against a City Council recommendation of a six-month moratorium on commercial liquefied petroleum gas storage and distribution facilities. The council will consider the Planning Board’s vote before making a final decision on whether to enact the moratorium at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 20. A super majority […]
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Cape Elizabeth school chief takes New Hampshire post
CAPE ELIZABETH — Superintendent of Schools Meredith Nadeau is resigning after five years to become superintendent of the Newmarket School District in Newmarket, New Hampshire. The School Board accepted her resignation at its Jan. 12 meeting. Nadeau will begin working in Newmarket July 1. “The board is disappointed Superintendent Nadeau is leaving and is grateful for […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs horse pasturing, application extension
BRUNSWICK — Planning Board members kept their first meeting of the year short Jan. 12, unanimously approving modifications to two previously approved applications. The first was for a proposed amendment to the major development review for Wildberry Lane subdivision, off of Woodside Road, which was approved by the board in 1998. The subdivision includes a residential […]
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Harpswell hopes to tighten limits on outdoor pesticides
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Conservation Commission is looking to tighten town restrictions on pesticides. At the same time, a bill has been introduced in the Legislature seeking to limit local control of pesticides and is moving to committee. Harpswell has had laws on the books since 2004 restricting the outdoor, non-agricultural application of pesticides called insect […]