NORTH YARMOUTH — A public hearing and special Town Meeting on future use of the former Wescustogo Hall property have been canceled because of legal complications. Board of Selectmen Chairman Steve Palmer announced the cancellation in a Jan. 30 email. A public hearing had been scheduled for Thursday, followed by a special Town Meeting Feb. […]
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SAD 51 superintendent finalist could be picked by mid-month
CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors may have a finalist for the job of superintendent of schools by mid-February, Chairwoman Karen Campbell said Jan. 29 in a letter to the community. The person hired will replace Robert Hasson, who left the job last November, after 20 years with the Cumberland-North Yarmouth […]
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Winter + Fest = South Portland
Hockey and freestyle skating were the main activities Friday night, Jan. 31, when the second South Portland WinterFest began with a luminary walk from the Ocean Street business district in Knightville to the pond in Mill Creek Park. The event, organized by the Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth and the city Parks and Recreation […]
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No special election to fill Portland School Board vacancy
PORTLAND — An at-large School Board member last week announced her intent to resign, but there will be no special election to replace her, and so far, the losing candidates from the last election aren’t interested in running. Elizabeth Brooks, who has served on the board since 2008, will resign effective June 30. She plans […]
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Unsung Hero: Gerry Brookes of Brunswick, stalwart for Habitat
BRUNSWICK — How many people do you know who went from teaching British literature in Nebraska to building houses in Maine? Meet Gerry Brookes. Brookes spent 30 years as an English professor at the University of Nebraska. “It was a great time,” he recalled, “because we had a lot of freedom to experiment with different […]
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After 92 years as family-owned business, Oakhurst Dairy of Portland acquired by national cooperative
PORTLAND — It’s the end of an era for Oakhurst Dairy, the dairy processor owned and operated by the Bennett family since 1921. On Friday, Oakhurst announced it has been acquired by Dairy Farmers of America, a national farmer-owned cooperative based in Kansas City, Mo. The sale to DFA, which represents 13,000 farmers around the […]
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Yarmouth finds new school chief in York County
YARMOUTH — The School Committee has selected Andrew Dolloff, superintendent of Regional School Unit 21, to become Yarmouth’s superintendent of schools, effective July 1. Dolloff was principal of Scarborough High School and later assistant superintendent of the Scarborough School Department. He joined RSU 21, which includes the York County towns of Kennebunk, Arundel and Kennebunkport, […]
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'Tar Sands Exposed' tour coming to USM
PORTLAND — Opponents of diluted bitumen “tar sands” oil will hold a public forum about its extraction and processing at a presentation on Friday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m., at the University of Southern Maine. “Tar Sands Exposed,” a speaking tour sponsored by environmental activist group 350Maine will feature Eriel Deranger, of Athabasca Chipewyan First […]
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Portland man arrested on counterfeiting charges
FALMOUTH — A Portland man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly manufacturing counterfeit $20 bills. Jonathan McDonald, 27, of 67 Rustic Lane, Portland, was charged with four felony counts of aggravated forgery after a two-week investigation, according to a news release Thursday morning from the Falmouth Police Department. Portland and Falmouth police and the U.S. Secret […]
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South Portland Planning Board action delayed on DHHS building
SOUTH PORTLAND — Planning Board members on Tuesday got a good look at plans to build a new state office building near the Portland International Jetport, but won’t be asked to fully approve the plan for almost another month. Ken Cianchette, representing Jetport State Building LLC, a subsidiary of ELC Management, said the company is […]