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Third try at SAD 51 budget brings 0% increase

Deans, school cop in jeopardy; pay-to-play likely CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 officials presented a flat budget to a public hearing Tuesday, down from the 2.56 percent increase detailed last week. The 2.56 percent increase was down from an i...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 8:13 am
Falmouth school budget takes hit from state

Fire station closing under scrutiny, too FALMOUTH — Superintendent of Schools George Entwistle III began a budget presentation Monday night by informing the Town Council that changes in state funding have resulted in a $1.1 million reduction in state contributions since he ...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 7:05 am
Bath looks into roundabout to get around intersection woes

BATH — In an attempt to improve safety and traffic flow at a high-crash intersection, the city is moving toward a final design for a roundabout at Congress Avenue and State Road. Congress Avenue has a stop sign at the existing T-type intersection, while drivers along State Road ...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Business as usual promised in South Portland after Maine Mall owner seeks bankruptcy protection

SOUTH PORTLAND — Chicago-based General Growth Properties, owner of the Maine Mall, announced early Thursday morning that it has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy protection. Of the more than 200 malls owned by GGP in 44 states, 158 have been included in the Chapter 11 filing, whic...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Freeport resident uses New Zealand event to raise tuition money for school

FREEPORT — As a daughter honoring her father's memory, a mother encouraging her child's career, and a community member supporting a local school for girls, Kathy Lowell will participate in a duathlon to raise tuition money for students at Coastal Studies for Girls, which is scheduled to open ...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Author launches book on Bath shipbuilding family

BATH — While the Sewall family has been in the news recently after its fuel and convenience store company filed for bankruptcy, a new book looks at the family from a different perspective, telling the warts-and-all tale of its heyday as a builder and manager of a vast fleet of merchant ships...

Alex Lear • News •
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Brunswick council rebukes Klatt; Crooker resigns from BEDC

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday issued a public condemnation of District 4 Councilor Karen Klatt, whose conduct following a March 30 workshop has angered affiliates of the Brunswick Economic Development Corp. Klatt's censure came on the heels of the resignation of BEDC memb...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Maine Running Co. expanding to Brunswick, had been negotiating for space at Maine Street Station

BRUNSWICK — Maine Running Co., a running and fitness specialty shoe store in Portland, announced plans Thursday to expand to 89 Maine St. in Brunswick. Mike Lyne, project manager for the $23 million Maine Street Station ...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cooking locally, with help from Italy

YARMOUTH — A farmhouse on West Main Street was filled with the sounds of friendly laughter, the aroma of simmering onions and garlic, and the sight of fresh pasta, as an Italian woman taught a cooking class to a small group of residents. Loredana Betti, resident of Spannocchia, a ...

Amy Anderson • News •
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Harpswell TV wins broadcast license

For now, 1,000-watt station will remain analog HARPSWELL — Harpswell Community TV has been known to be dogged in its pursuit of public access, so much so that the station spent 12 years trying to ensure that its broadcasts would be seen by more than just cable TV subscriber...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009