No faculty layoffs or program cuts are called for in the savings plan.
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Maine Turnpike crash blocks I-95 in Lewiston for hours
Two large trucks crash, halting northbound traffic while one truck, carrying heating oil, is emptied.
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South Portland man sentenced for hiding stolen gun
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 28-year-old South Portland man was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being found guilty of possession of a stolen firearm last fall. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty, a U.S. District Court jury found Bahman Habibi knowingly concealed a Glock […]
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Scarborough chamber backs racino bill
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce said it supports legislation that would send the prospect of slot machines at Scarborough Downs to a third town referendum. The support came in the wake of the state Senate indefinitely postponing action on LD 1111, a bill that would allow slot machines at harness racing tracks. The […]
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Budget requests soar for 3 Brunswick schools, technology
BRUNSWICK — Budget proposals presented to the School Board on Wednesday for three schools and the School Department’s technology department seek a combined increase of nearly 43 percent for the next fiscal year. But the impact could be softened, because some of the spending includes items shifted from other parts of the overall school budget. […]
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Proposed 7% tax hike provokes ire in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Town Manager Tom Hall’s fiscal 2015 budget proposal would fund 13 new jobs and raise the property tax rate nearly 7 percent. Hall introduced the $84.4 million preliminary budget to the Town Council in a special meeting Wednesday night. The total includes budget needs from the town, the School Department and Cumberland County, and […]
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Brunswick council weighs position on Amtrak train barn
BRUNSWICK — A neighborhood group has asked the Town Council to join it and Gov. Paul LePage in asking the federal government for a “significant and thorough review” of a proposed Amtrak train layover facility. Members of the Brunswick West Neighborhood Coalition asked the council Monday night to send a letter to the federal government […]
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California drought spurs mini gold rush in Sierra
In mountain rivers and streambeds, the record-low flows have uncovered new chances to earn some extra money.
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Bowdoin College student helps bring light to end-of-life care
BRUNSWICK — Before he graduates from Bowdoin College this year, Alex Doering wants to leave the greater Brunswick area better educated about a topic that is sometimes considered taboo for American families: end-of-life care. That’s why Doering, with the help of others, is organizing a two-day symposium on the topic at Bowdoin this Friday and […]
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Officials resigned to fall finish of Scarborough River dredge
SCARBOROUGH — The dredging of the Scarborough River is unlikely to be finished by a Monday, March 31, deadline, pushing the project’s completion back until at least next fall. A total of 115,000 cubic yards of sand was supposed to be removed from the river, but according to estimates from town officials, probably only 20,000 cubic […]