Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 27 to April 2. Fire calls 3/26 at 6:39 a.m. Alarm call on North Road. 3/26 at 10:25 a.m. Car accident on Walnut Hill Road. 3/26 at 11:08 p.m. Alarm call on Christopher Road. 3/29 at 7:11 p.m. Woods fire on Rustic Road. 3/31 at 2:05 a.m. Building fire on Royal […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 29
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 19-26. Fire calls 3/20 at 8:08 a.m. Alarm call on Memorial Highway. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to six calls from March 19-26.
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools project nearly 4.7% budget increase
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 Superintendent Jeff Porter on Monday rolled out a fiscal year 2019 budget that includes a 4.65 percent spending increase. The budget includes a 9 percent hike in insurance costs and eliminates three jobs. The School Board also unanimously approved a school calendar for the upcoming school year, but not […]
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North Yarmouth panel shaves $212K from budget to rebuild Wescustogo
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Wescustogo Building and Design Committee on March 22 cut about $212,000 from the project’s proposed price tag. Committee Chairman Brian Sites said the reductions will not compromise the project’s integrity. The potential $3.88 million cost of the reconstruction of Wescustogo Hall and an adjoining renovated North Yarmouth Memorial School concerned some […]
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 22
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 12-18. Fire calls 3/14 at 8:22 a.m. Car accident on Memorial Highway. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services reponded to five calls from March 12-18.
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]
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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed
AUGUSTA — Faced with the possible repeal of a 6-year-old law that requires schools to move to a proficiency-based diploma for all students, superintendents at area schools said they’ll stay the course and continue implementing a proficiency-based curriculum no matter what the Legislature decides. This week the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is set to take […]
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No contests in Northern primaries for state Legislature
FALMOUTH — There will be no contested primaries in Portland’s northern suburbs on June 12, unless any successful write-in candidates emerge. The deadline for candidates from parties to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to file. House […]
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Wescustogo cost raises concerns in North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — Faced with a potential $3.88 million cost for the reconstruction of Wescustogo Hall and an adjoining renovated North Yarmouth Memorial School, several residents last week asked for more budget information. The final gathering in a four-meeting public forum series on the project was held March 15 at the former NYMS. Town officials will […]