FALMOUTH — What’s in a name? In the case of F.O. Bailey, it’s “an impeccable reputation.” That’s according to Falmouth real estate broker David Jones, who, along with his wife of 30 years, Nancy McInnis-Jones, has purchased the F.O. Bailey name and added it to their existing, side-by-side businesses on U.S. Route 1. In Jones’ […]
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Flags, parade to honor veterans in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland War Veteran’s Memorial Association invites volunteers to assist in flagging the city’s five cemeteries for Memorial Day weekend. The group will meet at 50 Peary Terrace on Saturday, May 24, at 9 a.m. The following Monday, the association will host their Memorial Day Parade at 10:30 a.m. starting at Southern […]
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Despite proposed spending cuts, Freeport taxes likely to rise
FREEPORT — The town’s latest budget proposal shows a $52,000 reduction in spending, but cuts in revenue and state aid will lead to a property tax increase. Town Manager Peter Joseph and Finance Director Abbe Yacoben last week presented to the Town Council an $8.92 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2015. The budget shows a […]
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2 Chebeague Islanders compete for Board of Selectmen seat
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Next month’s Board of Selectmen election has two candidates, former Selectman Mary Holt and Bill Calthorpe, running for the seat of retiring Selectman Herb Maine, who decided not to seek re-election after serving a second term of office. Beverly Johnson is unopposed for re-election to the School Committee. Mary Holt Holt, 62, […]
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Donated solar-powered water desalinator transfer
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troubling numbers
Previously classified, China’s soil survey was conducted from 2005 until last year, and showed contamination in 16.1 percent of China’s soil overall and 19.4 percent of its arable land, according to a summary released late Thursday by China’s Environmental Protection Ministry and its Land and Resources Ministry.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bomb Scare Defendant Appears in Court
The man accused of carrying a backpack containing a rice cooker near the Boston Marathon finish line on the anniversary of the bombings was arraigned Wednesday. He’s being held on $100,000 bail.
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Voters narrowly reject Scarborough school budget
SCARBOROUGH — Voters on Tuesday narrowly defeated the proposed $42.3 million fiscal year 2015 school budget. According to the town clerk, the vote was 1,169 to 1,013, with 1,257 voters indicating on a separate question that the proposed budget was too high. The 2,182 voters were just over 14 percent of Scarborough’s registered voters. The […]