PORTLAND — School Board member Holly Seeliger was appointed to serve on the Mayor’s Initiative for Healthy Sustainable Food Systems. School Board President Sarah Thompson made the announcement last week, saying that Seeliger had expressed an interest in the subject. Seeliger will join the 20-member committee, which includes food purveyors, politicians and community members. The […]
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Trooper injured in Portland crash
PORTLAND — A Maine State Police trooper was slightly injured Friday morning when her cruiser was struck from behind on Interstate 295 in Portland, just south of Tukey’s Bridge. Trooper Jessica Shorey was treated at Maine Medical Center for neck and back pain and then released, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said. […]
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Seller of Harpswell waterfront property uncertain about deal
HARPSWELL — An estimated $10,000 plan to mitigate soil contamination of waterfront property the town is planning to buy could jeopardize the deal. Dain Allen, owner of the land, said although he would like to see the town use the nearly 6,000-square-foot parcel, he is unsure about the deal after learning about the extra work […]
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Scarborough animal control panel considers hazards
SCARBOROUGH — With the common threats identified, members of the ad-hoc committee discussing animal control issues were expected to began looking for solutions at a Thursday night meeting. Whether those solutions should include increased regulation was a point argued earlier in the week, during a two-hour meeting Monday night, by Town Councilor Bill Donovan and Dog […]
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South Portland tar sands committee attracts 12 applicants
SOUTH PORTLAND — A final flurry this week more than doubled the number of applicants for the committee that will draft an ordinance to keep tar sands oil out of the city. But the names of the dozen applicants will not be revealed until they are delivered to the City Council. City Clerk Sue Mooney […]
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Scarborough property tax appeals wrap up
SCARBOROUGH — Deliberations on appeals of tax assessments on 22 Prout’s Neck properties will begin at Jan. 21, after testimony wrapped up with a 4 1/2-hour hearing Tuesday night. About a week before the Board of Assessment Review meets to deliberate those appeals of 2012 assessments, a lawsuit appealing the Dec. 17, 2013, board decision […]
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Bath manager apologizes for property sale process
BATH — The city manager on Wednesday apologized for not giving the City Council better guidance concerning the quick sale last year of a city-owned property. Retired Maine Superior Court Judge Robert Crowley concluded in a Dec. 27, 2013, report that while the city should have been more transparent about the sale of the Mid […]
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Special-needs school among highlights at Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — Before Providence of Maine moved its two schools and early learning center from Bath to Brunswick Landing, it had limited space. After moving onto the former naval air station last year with around 100 employees, the company is now one of Brunswick Landing’s largest tenants and has plenty of space to grow. “Bath […]
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Brunswick to pay town manager more than $54K to leave
BRUNSWICK — Town Manager Gary Brown will receive more than $54,000 when he leaves his job this year, under terms of a severance agreement signed last month by Brown and former Town Council Chairwoman Suzan Wilson. The Dec. 23, 2013, agreement, obtained Wednesday from Brown, provides previously undisclosed details about the town manager’s unexpected departure. […]
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Correction
A Jan. 2 story about the future of North Yarmouth Memorial School incorrectly identified Pam Ames. She is vice president of the board of trustees of Skyline Farms.