PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for a pair of annual awards recognizing private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people’s knowledge of what government is doing – or failing to do – on their behalf. The Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award and the FOI Award will be presented at […]
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Unsung Hero: Michelle Doiron of Scarborough, crafted to serve
SCARBOROUGH — Michelle Doiron’s life path led to her current volunteer work: teaching sewing and other crafts to adults with developmental disabilities at the Morrison Center. As a young girl living in upstate New York, Doiron’s best friend had a brother with a mental disability. “That experience gave me an understanding of disabilities,” Doiron said. […]
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Scarborough panel on short leash to study dog, beach issues
SCARBOROUGH — Despite pleas for more time and concerns about a predetermined conclusion, town councilors Wednesday created a seven-member ad-hoc committee to discuss conservation and animal control on town beaches. Councilor Kate St. Clair was the only vote against forming the committee; council Chairman Richard Sullivan Jr. was absent. The committee of seven includes Councilor […]
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South Portland Waterfront Protection Ordinance campaign spending tops $800K
SOUTH PORTLAND — The campaign around the Waterfront Protection Ordinance was bruising, hard fought – and historically expensive. Campaign spending reports filed Tuesday show spending by four political action groups in the WPO campaign exceeded $800,000. Ordinance opponents outspent proponents by a 4-1 margin, $646,000 to $160,000. It was a local campaign City Clerk Susan […]
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'A moment of reality': Brunswick program helps stem school dropouts
BRUNSWICK — Before Maggie Rolfe went to high school, she struggled with her grades, especially in science and math, and hadn’t really considered college as a viable option for her future. “At the beginning of my freshman year, I thought, ‘yeah, I’ll make it through high school and then just get a job,” she said. […]
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Brunswick Development Corp. adopts new ethics, conflict-of-interest policies
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick Development Corp. adopted amended bylaws and new ethics policies Wednesday, several months after being criticized by residents and some town officials for making an unusual and unprecedented loan. BDC’s policies and its directors, which recently included two town councilors and two town staff members, came under scrutiny after the board in July […]
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Scarborough Planning Board OKs credit union project
SCARBOROUGH — After four months of presentations and deliberations, it took Planning Board members four minutes on Dec. 13 to approve the first phase of an office complex off U.S. Route 1 and Hannaford Drive. The approval could not come quickly enough for Rocky Risbara of Risbara Family Construction, or Dave Libby, the president of […]
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Scarborough tax appeals rejected, may end up in court
SCARBOROUGH — River Sands Drive resident Don Petrin said Wednesday the fight isn’t over on appeals of 2012 property tax assessments. “We will go the Maine Supreme Court if necessary. We’ve already raised the bulk of the cost and will file within 30 days,” Petrin said, after a unanimous Board of Assessment Review on Tuesday […]
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Brunswick mobilizing to fight green crabs, save clams
BRUNSWICK — Memo to green crabs: Brunswick is coming for you. The invasive crab species that has dealt a destructive blow to softshell clams, eelgrass and other marine features of Maine’s coast will be the subject of a large removal project conducted by the the town next year. Using a nearly $39,000 planning grant from […]
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Text-a-tip service partners with Mid-Coast businesses to prevent underage drinking
BRUNSWICK — The Communities Against Substance Abuse coalition is joining with 10 regional businesses to promote its anonymous text-a-tip service, aimed at preventing substance abuse by teenagers. Now in its second year of service, the “eTip” program allows people to send anonymous tips to police via text message, e-mail or a smartphone app about underage […]