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  • 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. ...

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    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
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  • Cape Elizabeth panel will examine employee health insurance

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Health-care coverage, benefits and costs for town and school employees will be the focus of the Town Council's newest committee. Health insurance coverage costs the town about $3.5 million annually, or about 10 percent of the town's combined budgets. But according...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:30 am

  • Drugs, alcohol a factor in South Portland shooting

    PORTLAND — A 50-year-old Skowhegan farmer accused of fatally shooting a South Portland man pleaded not guilty May 18 in Cumberland County Superior Court. Malcolm Bruce Lavallee-Davidson is charged with manslaughter for killing his friend, Fred Wilson, a 50-year-old computer progr...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:50 am

  • South Portland solicits planning help for Mill Creek Park

    SOUTH PORTLAND — A process is underway that may produce a long-term plan for Mill Creek Park by next January. Meanwhile, city leaders are shopping around for a new gazebo, which is expected to be installed this fall. Earlier this month, the city began soliciting offer...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:50 am

  • Topsham voters approve $7.8M municipal budget

    TOPSHAM — Voters at Wednesday's Town Meeting approved a $7.8 million municipal budget for fiscal 2010. The meeting at Mt. Ararat High School drew 201 of Topsham's more than 7,400 registered voters, or fewer than 3 percent. One component of the budget is $1.4 million...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:20 am

  • February layoffs continue to divide South Portland City Council

    SOUTH PORTLAND — In late February, City Manager Jim Gailey decided to balance the budget by laying off five veteran employees. The move sparked protests and outrage from some residents and city councilors because of the way it was handled. Acting on the advice of an attorney, Gail...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:00 am

  • Bath to use EPA funds for petroleum contamination assessments

    BATH — The city will use a $200,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to assess petroleum contamination. "We have some sites that we've identified as potential sites," said Al Smith, Bath's community development director, adding that owners of those sites would...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009

  • Brunswick power upgrade expected to bring out business park foes

    BRUNSWICK — A proposal to build a business park on Old Portland Road has been dead for nearly nine months. But the fight over development of the 114-acre parcel lives on. That was apparent Monday night, as business advocates spoke in favor of a $50,000 Community Devel...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009

  • No tax increase in Brunswick budget; preschool start-up jeopardized

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council may get its wish for a budget with no property tax increase, but it remains to be seen if the mandate will come with a political cost. A long-desired preschool program could be a casualty if the council adopts what is now a $53.8 million spending plan...

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    Thursday, May 21, 2009
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