NORTH YARMOUTH — Write-in votes will be required on June 10 to fill the Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee. Mark Girard of Timber Lane is running for a second term as selectman, while Darla Hamlin of New Gloucester Road, also finishing a first term, is not seeking re-election. No one submitted nomination papers for […]
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Marshall, Ryan endow McAuley scholarship
PORTLAND — A former standout high school athlete from Falmouth and her NFL quarterback husband have established a $125,000 scholarship endowment at Catherine McAuley High School. Sarah Marshall Ryan and her husband, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, established the endowment to provide “assistance to young women seeking a McAuley education,” according to an announcement Monday […]
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Portland council accepts school budget with 2.5% tax hike
PORTLAND — City residents have one more opportunity to weigh in on the $101.6 million fiscal year 2015 education budget. The City Council will hear public comment and take a final vote at its Monday, May 5 meeting, after the budget was accepted in its first council reading Monday night. “We feel strongly this is […]
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Cumberland mulls dog leash law, OKs zoning change
CUMBERLAND — The town is considering requiring dogs to be leashed on public lands. The Town Council on Monday sent a proposed town code amendment to a committee for further study. Councilors also approved a partial change in one of the Rural Residential zones. If approved, the code amendment would require that people who have […]
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Donations expand free school breakfasts in Portland
PORTLAND — A $3,300 donation by the family of a school teacher means students at Fred P. Hall Elementary School will receive free breakfasts through the end of the school year. The money was received by Kathy St. Clair, a Hall Elementary School teacher, from several of her family members. St. Clair’s brother Roy St. Clair, […]
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Portland council delays Sangillo's action, OKs reggae festival on pier
PORTLAND — While moving ahead on a reggae festival and a study to convert State and High streets to two-way traffic, City Councilors on Monday also delayed final action on the denial of a liquor license for Sangillo’s Tavern. Councilors in a 5-4 vote on April 7 denied the license renewal for the bar at […]
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Retired Portland teacher to receive Red Cross award
PORTLAND — A retired teacher will receive a 2014 Real Heroes award from the American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 30. Janice Parker, a daily volunteer at Longfellow Elementary School, was nominated by school staff for her “courage, kindness, and unselfish character,” according to a news release from the School Department. Parker, who retired three […]
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Police, firefighters to stage accident outside Portland High School
PORTLAND — Cumberland Avenue will be closed from Elm Street to Chestnut Street on Wednesday, April 30, from approximately 8:15-11:15 a.m., when the Police and Fire departments respond to a staged car accident for the benefit of Portland High School students. The event, being put on by the school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions group, is […]
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Critics: Portland council makes 'end run' on park sales
PORTLAND — City parks and squares gained additional protection Monday when city councilors enacted ordinance revisions governing potential sales, while strengthening the role of the Parks Commission. But passage came with a possible loss of trust from some residents. By a 7-2 vote, with Councilors Kevin Donoghue and David Marshall opposed, the council approved revisions […]
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Bath-Brunswick land trusts seek 'Young Green Thumbs'
BATH — Two local land trusts are showing that you’re never too late to have a knack for plants and wildlife. Local Farms-Local Food, a collaboration of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust to advocate local food and protect farmland, will offer free after-school programs throughout May. “Young Green Thumbs: […]