CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors postponed its March 19 meeting to March 26. The district’s draft fiscal 2019 budget, originally to be presented Monday, will instead be presented next week. The board is also due March 26 to conduct a second reading of the 2018-2019 calendar. The meeting was moved […]
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SAD 51 board postpones budget rollout to March 26
CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors postponed its March 19 meeting to March 26. The district’s draft fiscal 2019 budget, originally to be presented Monday, will instead be presented next week. The board is also due March 26 to conduct a second reading of the 2018-2019 calendar. The meeting was moved […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 15
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 6-12. Fire calls 3/6 at 7:33 p.m. Animal rescue on Memorial Highway. 3/7 at 4:31 p.m. Alarm call on Hancock Street. 3/9 at 6:49 p.m. Car accident on North Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to seven calls from March 6-12.
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North Yarmouth forecasts 1.66% town budget bump
NORTH YARMOUTH — The proposed fiscal year 2019 municipal budget, which goes to Town Meeting for a vote April 28, is currently due to increase 1.66 percent to $2.6 million, or just less than $43,000, over this year. That number includes a nearly $337,000 assessment from Cumberland County, up about 3 percent, but does not […]
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North Yarmouth Select Board election draws no incumbents
NORTH YARMOUTH — With the Select Board already having one vacancy, and an incumbent not running again, two open seats are up for grabs in this June’s election. Meanwhile, in neighboring Cumberland, all three town councilors with expiring terms have said they plan to run again. Nomination papers became available in Cumberland March 1, and […]
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Letter: Rep. Chace should support solar energy bill
Now that the Maine Senate has passed by a substantial margin LD 1444, “An Act Regarding Large-scale Community Solar Procurement,” I urge Rep. Paul Chace to support this measure when it comes before the House. This bill is critically important to both Maine’s energy future and the health of our state’s people. By rejecting the […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 1
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from Feb. 20-27. Fire calls 2/21 at 12:53 p.m. Engine fire on New Gloucester Road. 2/25 at 11:47 a.m. Alarm call on Royal Road. 2/26 at 2:44 p.m. Car accident on Memorial Highway. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to 7 calls from Feb. 20-27.
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3 North Yarmouth panels may get standing status
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Select Board on Feb. 20 unanimously sent charter amendments that would change the status of three committees from “ad hoc” to “standing” to the April 28 annual Town Meeting. The Town Charter currently states that all committees not listed as standing are considered to be ad hoc, which only have terms of […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: Feb. 22
Arrests 2/18 at 10:09 p.m. Mark W. Espeaignette, 44, of Baston Road, was arrested at an undisclosed location by Sgt. Andrew Feeney on charges of improper victim contact. Fire calls 2/15 at 8:43 a.m. Alarm call on Walnut Hill Parkway. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to one call from Feb. 13-19.
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Communities share 'age-friendly' ideas, strategies
BATH — After two brainstorming forums on ways to make Bath and its neighboring communities more “age friendly” to seniors, a new panel of area residents plans to pool ideas and may hold another informational gathering in May. A Feb. 15 meeting, hosted by Ruth Lawson-Stopps at Patten Free Library, followed a gathering held Jan. […]