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Voters in Bath, West Bath, Arrowsic, Phippsburg, Woolwich back RSU 1 budget

BATH — Voters in the five communities of Regional School Unit 1 ratified a $25 million fiscal 2010 budget 424-141 in a referendum on Tuesday. Bath backed the budget 124-22; Arrowsic, 38-4; Phippsburg, 122-50; West Bath, 66-44, and Woolwich, 74-21. "I just think...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Falmouth elects Chase, re-elects Armitage to council; school budget OK'd

FALMOUTH — Challenger Fred Chase unseated incumbent Town Council Vice Chairman Joe Wrobleski and incumbent council Chairman Will Armitage retained his seat in Tuesday's municipal election. Town Clerk Ellen Planer said unofficial results showed Chase was the top vote-getter, with 7...

Peggy Roberts • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Voters in Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham approve $36M SAD 75 budget

TOPSHAM — A $36.25 million School Administrative 75 budget for fiscal 2010 passed its final hurdle Tuesday, winning approval from voters in the district's four towns 854-376. "We're very pleased that all our hard work over the last several months has come to fruition," ...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Brunswick voters approve $33.4M school budget

BRUNSWICK — Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly ratified a $33.4 million budget for the Brunswick School Department. Voters accepted the spending plan, 617-128, a nearly 5-1 margin. According to Town Clerk Fran Smith, 746 voters cast ballots during the state-mandated budget validatio...

Steve Mistler • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:10 pm
SAD 75 board to review impact of Harpswell school consolidation

HARPSWELL — Before it approaches a decision on whether Harpswell's two elementary schools should consolidate, the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors will review a finding of fact produced by a committee looking into the proposal and hear input from a public hearing to be he...

Alex Lear • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Cape Elizabeth council OKs business zone overhaul, rezones Shore Road home over neighbors' objections

CAPE ELIZABETH — To the disappointment of some Charles Road residents and the joyful tears of 553 Shore Road owner Lee Wilson, the Town Council on Monday approved an overhaul of the Business-A zone, including the rezoning of Wilson's lot into the business district. The 553 Shore ...

Sarah Trent • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Accidental shooting in Pownal injures Portland man

POWNAL — A 19-year-old Portland man was shot in the arm by a 17-year-old boy at a house on Elmwood Road on Monday, June 8. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department said Tristam W. Coffin, of Stevens Avenue in Portland, was taken to Maine Medical Center for a non-life threatening...

Amy Anderson • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Portland road construction challenges drivers, residents

PORTLAND — If you've driven in the vicinity of Ocean Avenue recently, there's a good chance you were stopped by a man in a construction hat, holding a stop sign. City Councilor Cheryl Leeman, whose District 4 is taking the brunt of the summer construction projects, said she's been...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:20 am
Portland High School to host Bayside World Market & Festival

PORTLAND — There's good news for people who didn't party enough at last weekend's Old Port Festival. The Bayside World Market and Fair will take place Saturday, June 13, at Portland High School. The festival is organized by the School Department and the Bayside Neigh... 2

Randy Billings • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:50 am
Portland firefighters union steadfast in opposition to wage freeze, expects layoffs

PORTLAND — As a deadline nears for the city's public safety unions to agree to a pay freeze or face layoffs, firefighters union officials say layoffs are the most likely scenario in their department. The fiscal 2010 city budget passed by the City Council in May calls for laying of...

Kate Bucklin • News •
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:30 am