NORTH YARMOUTH — Reactions were mixed at a public hearing Tuesday on whether a new Town Hall should be built on the former North Yarmouth Memorial School property. Some said the town is moving too quickly on too many expensive projects, while others argued that critical issues have been left languishing too long. With a […]
north yarmouth maine
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Most school districts, taxpayers benefit from additional state education dollars
PORTLAND — With additional funding for education approved in the new state budget, most area school districts are expecting to use that shot in the arm to provide property tax relief to residents. A few, like Portland, South Portland and Brunswick, however, may use a portion of the new subsidy to restore items that were […]
advertisement
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Most school districts, taxpayers benefit from additional state education dollars
PORTLAND — With additional funding for education approved in the new state budget, most area school districts are expecting to use that shot in the arm to provide property tax relief to residents. A few, like Portland, South Portland and Brunswick, however, may use a portion of the new subsidy to restore items that were […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Prides Corner Drive-In projected to reopen soon in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — The marquee at Prides Corner Drive-In is expected to be lit up again before the summer’s over. Jeff Tevanian, the drive-in manager and son of owners John and Thelma Tevanian, said the theater should be open by Aug. 4, possibly as early as July 28. For the first time since the drive-in opened in […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland County residents urged to get CodeRED app
PORTLAND — Government officials are urging residents and business owners to sign up for CodeRED on their municipal government website or download the app on their cell phones to receive emergency alerts. CodeRED is used by public safety agencies throughout the county for alerts about severe weather, dangerous situations, evacuation notices and missing persons. The effort was […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth includes new Town Hall in school site design
NORTH YARMOUTH — An alternative design proposed for the former North Yarmouth Memorial School property, which could be ready by December, will incorporate a new Town Hall. The town is already considering building a new Wescustogo Hall, to replace the structure destroyed by fire in 2013, at the Route 9 site of NYMS. School Administrative […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Living Well program aims to engage all of North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — A project geared toward improving life for residents of all ages has been gaining steam since its 2016 debut. The Living Well project began after its chairman, former Selectman Steve Palmer, attended the second annual Aging Well conference in Augusta. “That got me thinking about the need to do something like this […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth Police Beat: July 6
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from June 26 to July 3. Fire calls No fire calls were reported from June 26 to July 3. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responsed to six calls from June 26 to July 3.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
State budget impasse leaves SAD 51 subsidy in question
CUMBERLAND — With no biennial state budget approved by July 1, the amount of state aid going to school districts around Maine remained in question. Facing a potential subsidy loss in fiscal 2018 of nearly $896,000 in Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget, officials in the School Administrative District 51 had hoped more money would come […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Postal changes could lead to service delays in southern Maine
SCARBOROUGH — A labor union official said transfer of a mail-sorting machine will mean slower deliveries for southern Maine postal customers and uncertain futures for more than a dozen postal workers. Scott Adams, general president of Local 458 of the American Postal Workers Union, said the changes at the U.S. Postal Service Southern Maine Processing […]