BATH — As it determines whether to rebuild or renovate Morse High School, Regional School Unit 1 is looking for people to serve on one of five building committees. RSU 1 last year formed a nine-person building committee, composed of three members each from the central office, School Board, and community. Other groups will provide […]
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RSU 5 expects nearly 9.2% budget increase
FREEPORT — The fiscal 2016 budget for Regional School Unit 5 is expected to increase by $2.5 million, or 9.15 percent. The RSU 5 Board of Directors on March 25 held a budget review meeting to discuss the budget for the Freeport, Durham, and Pownal district. The total operating budget is expected to be over […]
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Bath land trust to talk fish passage at annual meeting
BATH — Fish passage restoration will be the topic of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s annual meeting on Tuesday, April 7. The event at Maine Maritime Museum starts at 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public. It will feature videos and time-lapse photography that document work at each restoration site in Arrowsic and Woolwich. […]
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Bath Iron Works nets $620M from Navy for new ship
BATH — The U.S. Navy has awarded $620 million to Bath Iron Works for construction of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The award is a part of a multiyear procurement contract that runs from 2013-2017, according to an announcement from the offices of U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine. “This announcement is welcome […]
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Portland Co. opponents seen, not heard, on proposed rezoning
PORTLAND — The silence was colorful Monday night in a two-hour City Council workshop on possible zoning changes for the Portland Co. Complex at 58 Fore St. Wearing red stickers that proclaimed “No Blank Checks,” opponents of the rezoning packed the City Hall council chambers, but neither they nor the property’s new owners spoke about […]
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Audubon targets stream crossings that disrupt habitats
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon and its partners have launched a new educational website to build on existing training to improve road-stream crossings. Barbara Charry, Maine Audubon wildlife biologist and manager of the Stream Smart training program, said her organization has been working since 2011 with their partners to educate town officials, road commissioners, contractors “and […]
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Portland city, school budgets to be reviewed
PORTLAND — Fiscal year 2016 municipal and school budgets will move forward in the City Council next week. On Monday, April 6, the City Council will receive the municipal budget from acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian, and hold a first reading on the $18.7 million capital improvements budget. The council municipal budget vote is scheduled […]
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Portland to pay $72K to couple arrested after taping police
PORTLAND — The city will pay $72,000 in damages and court costs to a Mount Desert Island couple who sued after they were arrested last May while video recording police making another arrest. Jill Walker and Sabatino Scattoloni will each receive $36,000 in the settlement, reached in U.S. District Court. The deal was announced Monday […]
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Cumberland artist's work to appear on network TV show
CUMBERLAND — David Clough‘s watercolors can transport you from a frigid winter night to a warm and beautiful morning in the tropics. And thanks to the TV drama “Criminal Minds,” his works will soon be seen in millions of homes around the world, in an episode to air on CBS at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April […]
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North Yarmouth development vote postponed until at least June
NORTH YARMOUTH — Unanswered questions and critical reaction will delay a town vote on a proposal to redevelop North Yarmouth Memorial School as a municipal and community campus. The Board of Selectmen’s development recommendation, discussed in four public meetings last month, was scheduled for a Town Meeting vote on Saturday, April 11. But it is […]