PORTLAND — Cumberland County Assistant Manager Jim Gailey is expected to be named interim county manager at Tuesday’s County Commissioners meeting. The move follows the departure of former County Manager Peter Crichton, who is now city manager in Auburn. Crichton’s last day with Cumberland County was April 7, County Commissioner Sue Witonis said. Gailey became assistant […]
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Gailey gets interim nod to manage Cumberland County
PORTLAND — Cumberland County Assistant Manager Jim Gailey is expected to be named interim county manager at Tuesday’s County Commissioners meeting. The move follows the departure of former County Manager Peter Crichton, who is now city manager in Auburn. Crichton’s last day with Cumberland County was April 7, County Commissioner Sue Witonis said. Gailey became assistant […]
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Bakery adds sweet note to Yarmouth music center
YARMOUTH — New York City’s loss is Yarmouth’s gain. Spun Bakery (pronounced “spoon” – the u is an umlaut) is now open at 317 Main Community Music Center, located at 317 Main St. Spun is the creation of Don Gaile, whose long and winding career path with interconnecting vocational links prepared him for this venture. He works alongside […]
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Yarmouth preliminary town budget up 2%
YARMOUTH — Voters will be asked to approve two, $2 million bonds for road work at the June 6 annual Town Meeting. The town’s fiscal year 2018 budget is nearly finalized, and the Town Council and Town Manager Nat Tupper invited comment on the proposed spending plan March 30. The nearly $37.5 million budget would increase property taxes […]
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Yarmouth preliminary town budget up 2%
YARMOUTH — Voters will be asked to approve two, $2 million bonds for road work at the June 6 annual Town Meeting. The town’s fiscal year 2018 budget is nearly finalized, and the Town Council and Town Manager Nat Tupper invited comment on the proposed spending plan March 30. The nearly $37.5 million budget would increase property taxes […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: April 6
Arrests 3/30 at 6:03 p.m. Nicholas C. Bennett, 18, of Cambridge Court, was arrested on Willow Street by Officer Brian Andreasen on charges of burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and criminal trespass. Summonses 4/2 at 3:37 a.m. A 16-year-old, address and gender not listed, was issued a summons on Bridge Street by Officer Michael Pierce on […]
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VAST plans turkey hunt, wheelchair basketball and more
NEW GLOUCESTER – The Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training group (colloquially, “VAST”), which operates out of Pineland Farms, has a number of activities on its docket for the coming months, including its annual turkey hunt as well as a wheelchair basketball game organized in tandem with Deering High School. VAST is a free program for […]
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Women's Football: Maine Mayhem recruit new talent, announce 2017 schedule
GORHAM – The Maine Mayhem, the State’s only women’s football team and a proud one at that, recently released their spring 2017 schedule, and members of the organization are looking forward to another successful season. Mayhem fans will have just one early chance to watch them play at home – namely, in their opening matchup, […]
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Westbrook-Gorham Rotary gearing up for annual Patriot's Day high school road race
WESTBROOK – The Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham is set to host its 68th Patriot’s Day Road Race on April 17. The race, open exclusively to high school runners, is supposed to have been founded in 1948 (Club officials are unsure of the exact year) by Franklin Emery to commemorate the famous ride of Paul Revere. […]
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Yarmouth to study downtown parking, traffic concerns
YARMOUTH — The town is asking for residents’ help resolving parking problems and traffic flow along downtown Main Street. Information gleaned from the results of an online survey, yarmouthparking.com, will help the town’s economic development department guide its improvement plans. Town officials did not say when the survey will close, but meetings to keep the public […]