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Bath wants voters to OK change to spending cap in attempt to curb budget cuts

by Kathleen O'Brien September 30, 2021October 1, 2021

If the rule isn’t changed by the time a BIW tax agreement ends, the city could face $900,000 in cuts.

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ReCode project to make Topsham zoning easier to navigate

by Payal Gangishetti September 30, 2021October 1, 2021

The town’s zoning code is being updated for the first time in 40 years.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

New COVID cases and outbreaks jump again in Maine schools

by Rachel Ohm September 30, 2021October 1, 2021

The 108 schools with reported outbreaks this week represent 15% of the schools statewide, but Education Commissioner Pender Makin says the department is confident that in-school learning can continue.

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Brunswick man flies American flag upside-down in show of conservative protest

by C. Thacher Carter September 30, 2021October 1, 2021

The U.S. Flag Code states that the flag should never be displayed upside down, except to signal “dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”

Local & State, Schools and Education

Public hearing set for Monday to discuss Richmond’s withdrawal from RSU 2

by Emily Duggan September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

While a vast majority of voters in the last election supported the town’s withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2, state rules had Richmond 300 votes short of the number needed to validate the election and allow the town to leave the district.

Local & State, News

Facing backlog of positive tests, Maine CDC reports highest single-day case increase of pandemic

by Kevin Miller September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state’s case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn’t hindered their ability to plan so far.