SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors on Wednesday approved a contract to outfit municipal buildings with solar panels and a new heating and cooling system. By unanimous votes, with Councilor Kate St. Clair absent, councilors authorized Town Manager Tom Hall to reallocate more than $157,000 as the final funding needed to install a Tri-Gen system in Town […]
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South Portland City Council approves redistricting plan
SOUTH PORTLAND — With a squiggle here and a wiggle there, City Clerk Sue Mooney found the redistricting balance City Councilors approved at Wednesday night’s meeting. Along with the redistricting for City Council and School Board seats, councilors (with Councilor Melissa Linscott absent) unanimously approved issuing the last $9 million in bonds for the renovation […]
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Oceretko, Yacoben lead RSU 1 withdrawal panel
WEST BATH — A committee tasked with developing an agreement for the town’s withdrawal from Regional School Unit 1 met Wednesday for the first time. The four-person panel chose Selectman Peter Oceretko and Kyle Yacoben, a member of the RSU 1 Board of Directors, as its co-chairmen, Town Administrator Jon Davis said Thursday. West Bath […]
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Former Brunswick town manager cites ‘personality conflicts’ as reason for early dismissal
BRUNSWICK — Former Town Manager Gary Brown blamed “personality conflicts, as much as anything,” for a recent decision by the Town Council to remove him from his job seven weeks before his resignation was scheduled to take effect. While Brown declined to say with whom the conflicts arose, during a Feb. 10 council meeting – which […]
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Brunswick schools prepare for new assessment tests
BRUNSWICK — Schools will be the testing grounds for the state’s new computer-based learning assessment sometime this spring. Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski announced the spring test of the Smarter Balanced assessment earlier this month. Principals of each school are expected to announce test dates soon. The new learning assessment, which will be given to […]
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Maine woman pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $3 million from bank customers
The Bucksport woman faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of embezzlement and filing false tax returns.
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Bowdoin College seeks OK for new dorm, administration building in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College is seeking approval from the Planning Board for two projects totalling about $3.4 million that will expand its residential and administrative facilities. On Feb. 25, the Planning Board will review Bowdoin’s final plan for the $1.2 million conversion of a two-story, 9,000-square-foot former retirement home at 52 Harpswell Road into a 35-student, […]
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Scarborough will fight lawsuit over waterfront tax assessments
SCARBOROUGH — As a result of the Feb. 13 snow storm, Prout’s Neck property owners will have to wait until March 18 for the final Board of Assessment Review vote on 22 appeals of 2012 property valuations. The vote, expected to uphold increases of 14 percent determined by former Assessor Paul Lesperance, will come at about […]
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Bath theater battles winter blues with 'Cabin Fevah Relievah'
BATH — The weather outside may be frightful, but it should be delightful inside the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 22. That’s when the Studio Theatre of Bath is presenting “Cabin Fevah Relievah,” an evening of song, dance, comedy, improvisation and drama, to chase the below-freezing blues away. The event, whose organizers hope […]
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Foreigner exchange: Portland's Deering High School chorus helps legendary band rock the State
PORTLAND — During its 38-year history, rock band Foreigner has cycled through dozens of members. On Tuesday night, the group briefly gained another 24 when the Deering High School chorus joined their ranks for a sold-out show at the State Theatre. John Lappen, head of marketing for Foreigner, said the band plays with local choirs […]