Tim Suitter, Local S6 spokesman, said union officials are “trying to spread people out amongst facilities and limit the number of people in one area, [as well as] recommending social distancing and face masks.”
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Lisbon council adopts $8.9 million municipal budget that aims to flatten tax rate
The municipal spending plan would have decreased the tax rate, but due to increases in the school and county budgets and reduced revenue, Town Manager Diane Barnes expects the tax rate to remain roughly flat.
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Topsham Police lieutenant charts new course after 2 decades with department
Fred Dunn, who joins his wife in Florida, laments how the actions of some police officers put others in a bad light.
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Bath-area $38.2M budget with 2.1% tax increase goes to voters July 14
A home valued at $200,000 in Bath could see a $10.62 reduction from the school budget alone.
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Flatbed truck overturns, spills cargo of crushed cars across I-295
The truck driver told troopers he lost control in heavy fog and hit a guardrail.
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Midcoast fair food vendors try to find way through pandemic
Vendors like Keven Cleasby from New Hampshire are struggling to find a market for their food carts, and others like Richmond-based Ye Olde English Fish and Chips are serving a local customer base closer to home, but the summer is still early.
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St. John’s Catholic School to open doors this fall
Officials are also working to develop a remote learning plan for families who may not be comfortable sending their kids back to school.
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Freeport candy company is sweet on Maine’s popular CDC director
FREEPORT — A Maine candy company has a sweet spot for the state’s Center for Disease Control director. Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, served as inspiration for the “Shah Bar” created by Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections. The candy bars feature an image of the smiling, bespectacled doctor, along with a big red heart […]
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Freeport culvert project aims to improve water quality, habitat at Concord Gully
The project would mitigate intense stormwater flows that have caused erosion along the brook’s banks.
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Bath shipyard strike won’t affect delivery of machines to swab maker
The shipyard’s largest union launched its first strike in nearly 20 years on Monday, removing over half of the company’s workforce.