FALMOUTH — The Town Council chairwoman Tuesday announced her candidacy for the state House after Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Falmouth, decided not to seek a fourth term. Councilor Teresa Pierce, who is nearing the end of her third term, is the only Democratic candidate on the June primary ballot in House District 44. In November, she […]
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Party primaries on tap in Mid-Coast House, Senate races
BRUNSWICK — Two Democrats will square off in a June primary to run against a Republican in House District 50. They are three of many candidates seeking office in an election year that includes another primary race and potentially two, three-way state Senate races. This election year will be the first to implement the state’s […]
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GOP, Democratic primaries to decide who runs to succeed Woodbury in Maine State Senate
YARMOUTH — There will be June 10 legislative primaries on both sides of the aisle in state Senate District 25. And in Falmouth, meanwhile, a three-term Democratic state representative has decided not to seek re-election in the House. Democrats Cathy Breen and Steve Woods, and Republicans Bill Gardiner and David Savage will seek their respective […]
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North Yarmouth town budget could rise 1.7%
NORTH YARMOUTH — The fiscal year 2015 municipal budget could increase 1.7 percent, to $2.45 million, according to preliminary numbers. From that amount, more than $921,000 could come from taxes, a decrease of nearly $5,000 from the current year, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen late last week. The estimates do not include county […]
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New districts, no contests in Portland legislative primaries
PORTLAND — Although candidates for the Legislature fill the June ballot after Monday’s filing deadline, there won’t be any contested party primaries in the city. Incumbent Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce of Standish, however, is opposed in the Democratic primary by former Maine State Police Sgt. Michael Edes, of Cumberland. The primary elections usher in […]
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School budget public hearings begin in Portland
PORTLAND — The public will have its first opportunity to discuss a proposed $102.3 million school budget during a Finance Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Alumni Hall at Portland High School. The public hearing is part of the second budget-related meeting since the fiscal year 2015 budget proposal was unveiled […]
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Underemployed immigrants: A plug for Maine's 'brain drain'?
PORTLAND — Sally Sutton is working on what she believes is a win-win proposition for Maine. Since December, Sutton has served as program coordinator for the New Mainers Resource Center, a two-year pilot project to help skilled, foreign-trained professionals pursue their former careers here in their adoptive country. She estimates there are hundreds of immigrants […]
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Portland City Council postpones decision on Sangillo's liquor license
PORTLAND — The fate of Sangillo’s, the 18 Hampshire St. bar police want to close, won’t be decided until April 7 after city councilors on Monday postponed a vote on the bar’s liquor license renewal. Councilors at midnight decided they needed more time to consider the case laid out by Police Chief Michael Sauschuck and […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget could increase more than 4%
CUMBERLAND — The fiscal year 2015 School Administrative District 51 budget, unveiled at Monday’s School Board meeting, could increase 4.22 percent to $32.6 million. About $20.2 million could come from taxes, with $14.3 million to be paid by Cumberland, and $5.9 million by North Yarmouth. Cumberland’s tax rate could increase 2 percent, or 33 cents […]
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Fundraiser to benefit Freeport teen center
FREEPORT — The Port Teen Center will host its sixth annual Sitting Pretty charity auction on Sunday, March 23, from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center. Approximately 80 local artists have donated hand-painted clocks and lazy Susans for the event, which includes a live auction, silent auction and raffle. Sitting Pretty is produced by Randall […]