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  • Brunswick to reboot scrutiny of school renovations plan

    BRUNSWICK — The $38.3 million plan to renovate two public schools will come under "significant evaluation" beginning next week, a School Board member said this week.  The board will hold a special facilities meeting on May 29 at 6 p.m. at 16 Station Ave. – its fi...

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Brunswick council opposes LePage budget

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council was unanimous in a message to the state Legislature Monday night: reject the budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. The council voted 9-0 in a resolution to oppose LePage's proposed biennial state budget. The resolution will be sent to the state Legisl...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:20 am
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  • Freeport moves closer to budget decisions

    FREEPORT — The Town Council heard public feedback Tuesday on the proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year, but number-crunching remains before the council decides the budget's fate at a June 4 meeting. The town is mulling a combined municipal budget of $4.85 million that largely main...

    William Hall • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

  • Sea Dog Dash debuts Sunday in Brunswick

    BRUNSWICK — A local adult care provider is hosting its first Sea Dog Dash for Independence this Sunday. The Independence Association event begins at 8 a.m. at Brunswick Junior High School, 65 Columbia Ave., for 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer and 1-mile...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:30 am

  • RSU 1 budget headed to 1st of 2 public votes

    BATH — Next year's Regional School Unit 1 budget goes to the first of two district-wide votes Tuesday, May 28. The $27.7 million spending plan, unanimously approved by the RSU 1 Board of Directors on May 6, will increase 6.66 percent over the current year if approved both times. ...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3:20 pm

  • Taking aim at cancer in Brunswick

    Participants in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Brunswick High School parade around the school track on Friday, May 17, showing their determination to wipe out cancer. The overnight fundraiser was filled with honors for cancer victims and caregivers, and helped mark the society's 10...

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    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm

  • Current, past Portland schools being scrutinized

    PORTLAND — The School Board was scheduled to discuss recently presented plans for improving five city school buildings at a workshop Tuesday night. Last week, consultant Oak Point Associates unveiled its conceptual plans for replacing Hall Elementary School and renovating Presumpscot...

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12:20 pm

  • Paving, construction projects to test Portland drivers

    PORTLAND — Expect to see road crews out in force over the coming months. Last week, the city's Department of Public Services began work on a $3 million effort to repave and make other improvements to 40 city streets, according to a City Hall press release. The streets include ...

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:30 am

  • Portland's Otto Pizza crossing the bridge to South Portland

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The city's restaurant scene has been expanding throughout the spring, but city councilors are not always as effusive as Councilor Linda Cohen was Monday night about one particular newcomer. “I know we are not supposed to have favorites, but I have fallen in lov...

    David Harry • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:00 am

  • Uncommon Custom: Future bright for restored Portland landmark

    PORTLAND — For more than a decade, one of Portland's greatest architectural treasures has been locked away, with few people able to access its vaults. Now, after being closed to the public in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and undergoing a $2.3 million restoration over the past thr...

    William Hall • News •
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:30 am
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