PORTLAND — The Portland Public Library has picked a new executive director. Sarah Campbell, who has been a library administrator for 14 years and its associate director since April 2013, was selected by the board of trustees on March 31 following a nine-month search. She will replace Stephen Podgajny, who announced last June he would […]
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South Portland school budget grows to prevent cuts
SOUTH PORTLAND — City Manager Jim Gailey on Wednesday outlined a total budget increase of 3.8 percent, to $95.3 million. In the joint City Council-School Board public hearing on the fiscal 2016 school and municipal budgets, Superintendent of Schools Suzanne Godin presented a budget with a 3.65 percent increase, requiring an appropriation of approximately $46 million. […]
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South Portland seeks dismissal of oil pipeline lawsuit
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Portland Pipe Line Corp., on grounds the company has no actual plans to move Canadian tar sands crude oil through its pipeline to South Portland. The motion was the city’s first official response to the lawsuit filed Feb. 6 […]
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Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough may share tax assessor
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town is considering sharing its tax assessor with Scarborough. Scarborough Town Manager Tom Hall on March 17 asked Cape Elizabeth Town Manager Mike McGovern about agreeing to have Cape Elizabeth’s tax assessor work for both towns. The Town Council will vote on the proposal at its April 6 meeting. “We thought […]
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Cape Elizabeth rescue fee increases take effect
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town’s rescue fees increased this week for the first time in five years. New fees went into effect March 30, after being unanimously approved by the Town Council on March 9. The new fee structure charges by the level of support administered to a patient, rather than by the individual device […]
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No joke: Scarborough budget proposes 8.5% tax hike
SCARBOROUGH — The combined school and municipal budget includes increases in expenditures – nearly 4 percent on the municipal side and 7.65 percent for the School Department – and would require an average annual tax increase of approximately $383. The total proposed operating budget for the town is approximately $30.4 million. The School Department’s proposed operating […]
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Bath seeks grant for affordable housing project
BATH — A nine-unit, affordable-housing apartment building could be built on Tarbox Street, if the city receives a state-supplied federal grant. The City Council held a public hearing Wednesday on its application to the Community Development Block Grant program. The city, applying on behalf of the Bath Housing Authority, seeks a $500,000 housing assistance grant […]
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Brunswick flasher case: Many calls, no arrest
BRUNSWICK — Police have received many phone calls this week after releasing a sketch of a man who allegedly exposed himself to two young girls on March 25, and attempted to lure another near his car. “We’ve received a lot of phone calls, which is great,” Cmdr. Marc Hagan said Wednesday. “Now we have to sift […]
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'We're kind of weird': South Portland shop combines wine, beer, bikes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Bicycles, beer, and wine aren’t typically combined in business – unless you’re Jen and Kevin Flock. The Flocks are owners of Flock & Vine Bike & Beverage, a shop that opened last month on E Street, specializing in fine wines, craft beers, bike sales, and bike repairs. “We’re kind of weird,” Jen […]
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South Portland High School faculty OKs student-led change in Pledge of Allegiance routine
SOUTH PORTLAND — Leaders of all 12 faculty departments at South Portland High School have unanimously approved a formal change in the daily recitation inviting students and faculty to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Principal Ryan Caron said he received word Wednesday morning that the student-led proposal had “garnered the full support of the (faculty […]