BRUNSWICK — Brunswick voters passed the $36.5 million school budget Tuesday night, with 779 voting for it and 490 against. The referendum drew a turnout of 8 percent of registered voters. “We are appreciative of the support we see in the community for the school budget,” said School board member Rich Ellis after the votes had […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
SAD 75 voters approve $37M budget
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 voters on Tuesday gave final approval to next year’s $36.9 million budget. The vote was 454-153. The spending plan passed 140-65 in Topsham, 156-25 in Harpswell, 48-24 in Bowdoin, and 110-39 in Bowdoinham, according to unofficial results. “We are very appreciative of the approval given by our communities for […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland voters approve $46 million budget, low turnout reported
SOUTH PORTLAND — Voters approved a $46 million school budget Tuesday, 379-231. Of the near 19,000 registered voters, 610—approximately 3 percent—cast ballots. The school budget represents a 3.5 percent increase from this year. It includes nearly $3.7 million for student and staff support, more than $4.1 million for facilities maintenance, almost $2.4 million for school administration, […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters OK $33.8M school budget
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 voters on Tuesday gave final approval to a $33.8 million budget. The fiscal 2016 spending plan, which passed 506-376, was initially supported by Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters at a town meeting-style gathering May 14. Cumberland voters approved the budget 292-251; North Yarmouth approved it 214-125. “I am thankful […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Voters approve Falmouth school budget by 4-1 margin
FALMOUTH — Voters overwhelmingly supported the nearly $33.2 million school budget, 890-224. The school budget represents a 4.69 percent expenditure increase, and the school portion of the property tax rate will increase to $11.08 per $1,000 of assessed value, compared to this year’s $10.44, or an increase of $64 for every $100,000 of assessed value.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Open Falmouth Town Council seats go to Farber, Kitchel
FALMOUTH — Voters have backed Council Chairwoman Karen Farber and former councilor Edward Kitchel for the two open Town Council seats. Farber was elected to her second term with 834 votes. Kitchel, who served on the Council from 1997 until 2003, received 768 votes. John Winslow, a third candidate, received 373 votes. School Board candidates […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth hires principal from Gray-New Gloucester
YARMOUTH — Eric P. Klein has been hired as the next principal at Yarmouth High School. Klein, who has been principal at Gray-New Gloucester High School since 2010, will start in Yarmouth on July 1. Current principal Ted Hall is retiring on June 30 after 10 years with the School Department. At the end of […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport hopes meeting will explain tree-clearing along I-295
FREEPORT — Maine Department of Transportation officials will be at next week’s Town Council meeting to talk about the department’s clear-cutting of trees along Interstate 295. Town Manager Peter Joseph said he’s not sure what MDOT plans to say or if the officials will take questions about why the agency cleared trees from Freeport to […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth house is really an office building, TideSmart says
FALMOUTH — The owner of the TideSmart Global marketing firm wants to change the use of a recently built house on the company’s U.S. Route 1 campus from residential to commercial. Steve Woods, who is also a columnist for The Forecaster, said he doesn’t view it as a switch because when he bought the property […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Brennan seeks re-election in Portland; Hinck backs Thibodeau for council
PORTLAND — A week after Mayor Michael Brennan announced his re-election bid the rest of the field includes a couple of maybes and some definitely nots. Brennan kicked off his re-election campaign June 3 with a press conference at Ocean Gateway Terminal, surrounded by family and supporters. “I am so proud of the work that […]