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  • School budget cuts will be Scarborough Town Council's call

    SCARBOROUGH — As he prepared for Thursday night's special School Board meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Chris Caiazzo said the ultimate revision of the $39 million fiscal year budget rejected by voters on May 14 will come next week from town councilors. Councilors will hold a spec...

    David Harry • News •
    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:40 am

  • Cape Elizabeth to hold forums on Greenbelt plan

    CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission has scheduled two public forums to discuss updates to the town's Greenbelt plan. Discussion at the first meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Town Hall, will center around possible recommendations and goals in the n...

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    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 am
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  • Scholarship, open house honor dance teacher

    FALMOUTH — The Maine State Ballet will award a tuition scholarship for a tap dance student in honor of long-time tap instructor Peggy Etter. The studio will also recognize Etter's more than 50 years of service with an open house celebration and scholarship benefit on Saturday, July 18. ...

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    Thursday, July 16, 2009

  • City Council health-care benefit may go to South Portland voters

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council is poised to put the future of their health-care insurance to voters this November. The council spent more than an hour in a workshop Monday night debating the insurance benefit, which costs about $70,000 to cover six of the seven councilors. 2

    Randy Billings • News •
    Thursday, July 16, 2009

  • Embattled South Portland official slated to return to work Thursday; city likely to pay legal fees

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The director of public works and cultural services is scheduled to returned to work at the Community Center on Thursday, July 16. City Manager Jim Gailey said in a press release on Tuesday that his decision to reinstate Dana Anderson, who has been on paid adminis...

    Randy Billings • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 1:40 pm

  • Brunswick development 'hangs in the balance' with Amtrak Downeaster

    BRUNSWICK — After years of planning and debate, the $23.5 million Maine Street Station project is showing Brunswick residents tangible results. The site, which constitutes the town's last available acreage for infill development, has been a hive of activity all summer. Two of its ...

    Steve Mistler • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 1:30 pm

  • Bath trail offers educational fun to young hikers

    BATH — The Born Learning Trail not only wants you to stop and smell the roses, but to touch, observe and discuss them as well. Located next to the Bath Area Family YMCA facility at 303 Centre St., the trail is meant to help children get a head start on language and literacy devel...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:40 am

  • Topsham commission updates conservation inventory of town-owned land

    TOPSHAM — The Conservation Commission on July 9 presented the Board of Selectmen with an updated report  that rates town-owned property for its conservation value. Rod Melanson, Topsham's natural resource/assistant planner, said the report covers 48 parcels comprising about 400...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:30 am

  • Bath Skatepark proponents eye former armory

    BATH — The former National Guard Armory on Old Brunswick Road could be the future home of the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark. But a key obstacle is finding the money for the city to purchase the property, demolish the building and build a new one for the Skatepark. ...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:20 am

  • Trusteeship remains in place at Bath Iron Works union local

    BATH — A trusteeship imposed on Bath Iron Works' largest union since March 2008 remains in place after a July 10 ruling by a federal judge. Attorney Leon Rosenblatt said he plans to take the case to a state court to address claims of emotional distress and defamation by his clients ...

    Alex Lear • News •
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:00 am
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