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  • Greater Bath voters give initial OK to RSU 1 budget

    BATH — More than 125 registered voters took about 90 minutes Tuesday to approve the Regional School Unit 1 budget for fiscal 2014. The $27.7 million spending plan – which now goes to a June 4 budget validation referendum at polling places in the five RSU 1 communities...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 12:20 pm

  • Wilkinson Park cleanup scheduled for June 9

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The public is invited to join volunteers from Pepsi Beverages of Portland from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 9 to make improvements at Wilkinson Park on New York Avenue. City Recreation Superintendent Bill Cary said work will center on the playground and trails at the park. ...

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    Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 9:50 am

  • Google's search for doodles pays off for Falmouth student

    FALMOUTH — A Falmouth Middle School student won a $5,000 scholarship after finishing in the top five in a national contest sponsored by Google. Eighth-grader Joseph Han, 14, received the award for a drawing he submitted in the Doodle 4 Google contest. His was one of 130,000 entries; ...

    Will Graff • News •
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 8:00 am

  • Portland School Board revises calendar to avoid Jewish New Year conflict; makes 1st teacher layoffs

    PORTLAND — Public schools will start a day earlier than previously planned in September after the School Board voted Tuesday to move up the first day of school because of a conflict with the Jewish New Year. In an 8-1 vote, the board moved the first day of school to Se...

    Will Graff • News •
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 6:50 am

  • School bonds a $5M decision for Falmouth voters

    FALMOUTH — Heating, energy efficiency and classroom space are all part of two proposed bond issues totaling $5 million for improvements at Falmouth Middle School. The bonds, which go to voters on June 11, would replace the steam-heating system with a water-heated system that will all...

    Will Graff • News •
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013

  • Portland, South Portland police stop 300 vehicles at OUI checkpoint

    PORTLAND — Area police staged a checkpoint late Saturday night, May 25, on the Casco Bay Bridge in search of impaired drivers. The checkpoint stopped more than 300 vehicles, Portland Police Department Cmdr. Gary Rogers said Tuesday afternoon. Five drivers were arrested and charged wi...

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    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 1:20 pm

  • Revised performance hall design fails to satisfy critics on Portland's Munjoy Hill

    PORTLAND — The Historic Preservation Board meets Wednesday to continue discussion of a proposed addition to the St. Lawrence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill. The Friends of the St. Lawrence Church, the nonprofit group that owns and operates the center, is proposing a 400-seat performance ...

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:50 am

  • Memorial Day in Topsham, Brunswick

    The Topsham-Brunswick Memorial Day parade makes its way through downtown Brunswick on Monday, May 27, led by Grand Marshal Dale Hodgkins, a Korean War veteran.

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    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Memorial Day in Falmouth

    Boy Scouts from Troop 93 help lead the Memorial Day parade in Falmouth on Monday, May 27.

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    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:00 am

  • Leon Gorman, L.L. Bean’s leader for 45 years, steps down as chairman

    FREEPORT — L.L. Bean has announced that Leon Gorman, who has led the iconic Maine retailer in various roles for roughly 45 years, has stepped down as chairman of the company’s board and handed the reins to his nephew. Shawn Gorman, 47, a great-grandson of the company’s fo...

    Whit Richardson, Bangor Daily News • News •
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 10:20 am
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