BATH — United Way of Mid Coast Maine expects this year’s fundraising campaign to raise more than $1.91 million in pledges and exceed its goal by a scant $702. This year’s goal was down from the goal of $1.93 million a year ago. The 2013 campaign to improve the lives of local people netted $1.9 […]
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Foundation's millionth dollar will plant greenhouse for Falmouth schools
FALMOUTH — The School Board on Monday unanimously accepted a $40,000 grant to the School Department from the Falmouth Education Foundation. The board also unanimously approved the first proposed revisions to a policy regarding graduation requirements. FEF President Stacy Ryan presented the foundation’s millionth dollar in grant money for the district to use on a greenhouse. […]
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Portland council adds constables to library staff
PORTLAND — It took two votes, but city councilors on Monday approved a new Portland Public Library policy allowing security staff to give trespass orders to unruly patrons. The new policy adds three constable positions beginning Jan. 1, 2015, despite warnings from homeless advocates the policy will unfairly target some of the city’s most vulnerable […]
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METRO plans buses from Portland to Yarmouth, Freeport, maybe Brunswick
PORTLAND — Planning for proposed METRO bus service to Yarmouth and Freeport began Monday in Portland. At the same time, discussions began about expanding service to Brunswick. The Greater Portland Transit District on Monday began its community outreach with an information gathering session at the Portland Public Library. It was attended by fewer than a […]
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Portland enacts spending cuts in case of lost state aid
PORTLAND — A potential budget pinch has put the clamps on city discretionary spending, at least until a court dispute over social assistance spending for undocumented immigrants is resolved. Acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian last week ordered freezes on hiring and travel, weekly reviews of staff overtime, and no purchases of more than $1,000 without […]
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Smaller Midtown project returns to Portland Planning Board
PORTLAND — A revised plan by Miami-based Federated Cos. to redevelop 3.5 acres of city land on Somerset Street in Bayside was back in front of the Planning Board on Nov. 12. Whether you call it Midtown 2.0, or Midtown v.2, it is smaller, less expensive, and seems to satisfy its opponents. “The size and scale […]
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Mixed-use projects capture attention in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Two town committees came together for a second time last week to discuss how to encourage growth while preserving the town’s rural character. The The Long Range Planning Advisory Committee and Community Development Committee met Nov. 13 with real estate developers to discuss how best to encourage growth in the designated residential and commercial growth […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth residents advocate arts, critical thinking, in SAD 51 planning forum
CUMBERLAND — A community dialogue for School Administrative District 51 drew about 110 people and several ideas for the district’s focus for the next few years. The district’s Strategic Planning Committee, which hosted the Nov. 10 meeting, will use information and data from other sources to shape SAD 51’s strategic plan, a document that should […]
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Falmouth residents pack Route 100 forum
FALMOUTH — A few days after the Town Council approved hiring Wright-Pierce for a consulting position on the Route 100 Vision project, residents crowded into Town Hall to have their voices heard for the first community forum on the project. There was no specific focus for the Nov. 12 forum, only to gather feedback from residents […]
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Freeport council election recount confirms Rixon's victory over incumbent DeGrandpre
FREEPORT — Bill Rixon officially defeated incumbent at-large Town Councilor Rich DeGrandpre after a recount Monday. While the Nov. 4 results said Rixon beat the 12-year councilor by six votes, Monday’s recount showed the difference was five votes, 2,076 to 2,071. “I’m pleased obviously that the recount came out the way it did,” Rixon said. […]