SOUTH PORTLAND — Police on Wednesday identified the man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon on the shoreline of the Fore River. He was James Gudinas, 47, a transient from another state who recently stayed in the greater Portland and Bangor areas, according to a Police Department press release. Gudinas’ body was discovered near Buttonwood Road […]
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Brunswick School Board meets council halfway on budget cuts
BRUNSWICK — The School Board approved a $36.5 million budget Wednesday night, choosing not to make cuts requested by the Town Council. At the previous board meeting, Superintendent Paul Perzanoski presented a request, made to him in a conversation with Town Manager John Eldridge, to cut $750,000 from the proposed budget. The fiscal year 2016 budget […]
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South Portland seeks outside advice on legality of LPG storage proposal
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will seek a third-party interpretation of the zoning ordinance governing a proposal for a liquid petroleum gas storage facility at Rigby Rail Yard. NGL Supply Terminal Co. submitted the proposal to the Planning Board two months ago. It has since stirred criticism from some residents and city councilors. In an email […]
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South Portland school chief: Major budget concerns persist
SOUTH PORTLAND — In what may be the last workshop session before the school budget referendum, the School Board met with city councilors Monday night and outlined four problematic aspects of the budget. Despite the issues, however, the board has proposed a budget of approximately $46 million, an increase of about 3.5 percent, which is below […]
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Brunswick church adds sculpture
Mike Heath and Steve Eagles install a new flaming chalice sculpture, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism, last week at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. The Rev. Sylvia Stocker said the artwork was created by sculptor Uriah Bueller and commissioned by Richard Barrett, grandson of a former minister, the Rev. Otto Raspe, who served the […]
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Topsham students cap high school with Capstone projects
TOPSHAM — Emerson Jerome’s life has been a bit crazy lately. There are the Advanced Placement courses he needs to take. The prom. Graduation. And on top of that is an expansive project he and all other seniors at Mt. Ararat High School must undertake: Capstone. While a capstone is literally what forms the top […]
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Brunswick farmers' market returns Saturday
BRUNSWICK — The Saturday farmers’ market, operated by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, opens for the season on Saturday, May 2. The market is open weekly from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Crystal Spring Farm, 277 Pleasant Hill Road. This is the market’s 16th year at Crystal Spring Farm.
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Brunswick train facility debate rolls on, despite 'reset'
BRUNSWICK — Although the fate of a proposed Amtrak layover facility is in the state’s hands, the Town Council on Monday heard arguments in support of the project and suggested other ways to deal with train idling. Council chambers were nearly full of members of the public for a presentation by Patricia Quinn, executive director of […]
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South Portland student educates adults about what makes him 'tic'
SOUTH PORTLAND — Theo LeBlanc, a sixth-grader at Mahoney Middle School, has been coping with Tourette Syndrome for as long as he can remember. Coping with Tourette, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations called “tics,” isn’t easy. But Theo and his family have taken action ever since he was diagnosed at an […]
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Keeping South Portland clean
Mellie Flahaven, left, and daughter Claire collect trash along the shore at Thomas Knight Park in South Portland on Saturday, April 25, during the South Portland Land Trust’s Earth Day Cleanup. Volunteers scoured parks, beaches, shorelines and trails throughout the city during the annual event, which was first organized in 1999.